Prayer beads, means of worship for elderly and accessory for youth

The Prayer beads market in Sulaymaniyah is a landmark of the city, and an ancient Kurdish heritage, that everyone wants to own. The elderly use prayer beads for religious purposes, while young people as an accessory.

Experts say that prayer beads started from Judaism, then moved to Christianity, and finally to Islam, and Iraq is one of the countries that uses, manufactures, or imports them.

The prices of prayer beads range from one to ten thousand dollars. They differ in design, material, size, and number of beads. The famous ones in Kurdistan are made of blue beads.