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#13267826

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267828

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267831

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267834

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267835

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267836

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267837

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267838

2 February 2026

Mestan Rasul Muhiddin, 85, sits inside her traditional home in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. Mestan and her sister are lifelong residents of the village, sustaining themselves.

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#13267839

2 February 2026

An exterior view of the traditional mud-brick houses in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. These ancestral homes, built from earth and wood, represent a vanishing architectural style.

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#13267840

2 February 2026

An exterior view of the traditional mud-brick houses in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. These ancestral homes, built from earth and wood, represent a vanishing architecture

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#13267841

2 February 2026

An exterior view of the traditional mud-brick houses in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. These ancestral homes, built from earth and wood, represent a vanishing architecture

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#13267842

2 February 2026

An exterior view of the traditional mud-brick houses in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. These ancestral homes, built from earth and wood, represent a vanishing architecture.

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#13267843

2 February 2026

An exterior view of the traditional mud-brick houses in the remote village of Bakhazner, Taq Taq district, Iraq. These ancestral homes, built from earth and wood, represent a vanishing architecture.

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#13259753

31 January 2026

In Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, the weathered hands of an elderly Kurdish man hold an open Holy Quran. The image captures a moment of spiritual devotion and lifelong faith, reflecting the central role of religious practice in the daily lives of the older generation in Erbil

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#13259754

31 January 2026

A portrait shows an elderly Kurdish man wearing a traditional checkered headscarf, deeply immersed in reading the Holy Quran on a street in Erbil, Iraq. The image captures the weathered features and focused expression of the man, reflecting the deep spiritual devotion and cultural identity that characterize the older generation in the Kurdistan Region

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#13259770

31 January 2026

An elderly Kurdish street vendor reads the Holy Quran at his cigarette and lighter stall in central Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

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