District in Kurdistan called “Moscow of the East” due to its low temperatures

Penjwen district in Iraq’s Kurdistan experienced the greatest drop in temperatures, reaching -25C, while the people of the region said that it exceeded -32C at night.

The chilly weather had an impact on people’s life due to a scarcity of fuel and food resulting from the closures of roads and the accumulation of snow.

Iraq’s northern regions haven’t seen such low temperatures for decades, thus people called the Penjwen area; Moscow of the east due to the severe cold on the Asian continent.