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'''Iraq''' is a country in the [[Middle East]].
Except for the autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraq is in a state of wardangerous place. It would probably be quite insane very risky to hitch herethere. Most probable outcome There are unverified information that checkpoints are infiltrated so that when they see your foreign passport on a road checkpoint they can very well call their friends who are going to wait for you somewhere on the road to kidnap. Anyway, obtaining a full Iraqi visa is that very hard and your Kurdistan stamp does not allow you'll be picked up by police to enter areas outside of Kurdistan region (except of passing through Mosul and flown Kirkuk outer suburbs in order to your home country at your expensereach Erbil or Suly).
'''We highly recommend to NOT hitchhike in the rest of Iraq (regions south of Kurdistan) at the moment.'''
=== Entry ===
10 day visas permit of stay for the Kurdistan region can be obtained for free at the only Turkish/Iraq border (Silopi-Zakho) for most nationalities. You will just get an entry stamp in your passport. While inside of Kurdistan you can prolong it.
There is an agreement between the two countries that individuals cannot cross the border on foot. Therefore, there are a lot of taxis. However, if you wait for a while at the border and explain that you want to ''otostop'' the turkish guards may pay for your taxi (if they like you). This happened to hitchwiki member Vlad. But generally there are private cars crossing the border too and you can try to get a ride with them.
