Iraq- Asian Workers in Sulaymaniyah Gather in the Asian Spice Markets

On Fridays, Asians in Sulaymaniyah gather in the public park in the city center, where various Asian food stalls are dispersed. The pleasant aroma of Asian food wafts through the air as various Asian dishes are cooked in large pans in front of the visitors of the park. The park is usually replete with Asians from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, all the way to the Philippines and China. About 60 thousand Asian workers are residing in Kurdistan