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Sample Sites in Kurdistan

Akré

While modern Akre was founded by the Ottoman Empire (1877), the most commonly held view dates its origin to around 700 BC. The Kurdish Prince Zeid who named it after the Zoroastrians designation “Iakr” – meaning fire, founded it.

Amedi

The ancient city of Amadiya (dating from the Assyrian era) located on a high promontory above a breathtaking landscape and fed by a geothermal spring originating far below the mountain. 90 Km northeast of Dohuk; about 1400 m above sea level; surrounded by heights it was once an almost impenetrable fortress. The city Gate (Bab Zebar) is located in the eastern side of the City of Amadiya. Its width was 4 meters, built by Imaduddin Al- Zanki in 5-600 AD.

Barzan

Mysterious Land of Ancient Cultures & Caves Mergasor in the Barzan Region of Kurdistan is home to some of the most important ancient archeological sites in the world. Shanidar Cave discovered in 1957 changed the world’s thinking about Neanderthals as remains were discovered revealing ritual burials with wreaths of flowers and medicines used to care for the injured – the most famous named Nandy now resides in the Smithsonian Institute.

Duhok

Dohuk (also spelled Duhok, Dahuk, and Dihok etc.; is the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraq and part of Iraqi Kurdistan, with a population reaching to 280,000 inhabitants, mostly consisting of Kurds, with a significant Assyrian population. Mountains along the Tigris River encircle the city. Dohuk has a growing tourist industry, its population having increased rapidly since the 1990s as the rural population moved to the cities.

Erbil

Erbil, also written Arbil, or Irbil, and known as Hewlêr with a population of approximately 1.5 million (2013), the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. It is 88 kilometers (55 miles) east of Mosul and is the capital and largest city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Halabja

Halabja is located about 150 miles (240 km) northeast of Baghdad and 8–10 miles from the Iranian border. The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman region stretching across the Iran-Iraq border. The Kurds in the city of Halabja generally speak only the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, but some residents of the surrounding villages speak the Hewrami dialect.

Khanis & Jirwan

Khanis is part of an ancient Assyrian irrigation system built by Sennacharib and over 2,500 years old. It linked the palace of King Sennacharib in Nineveh to sources of water in the mountains of Kurdistan. This system also provided water to farmers in Nineveh even in the dry, scorching summer. The Aqueduct was so bountiful in its supply of water that eventually it part had to be diverted en route to Nineveh into what became a swamp and the ultimate home of a number of rare species of birds and other wildlife.

Lalish

Lalish is a small mountain valley situated in the Shekhan District of Nineveh Province north of Iraq. It is the location of the tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, main figure of the Yezidi faith – pilgrimage site of the Yezidis – one of the most mysterious people in the world. The ancient rituals of this people are fascinating and they are considered by many to be the remnant of the original religion of Kurdistan.

Rawanduz

The striking scenery has been noted by a number of visitors to the region. A. M. Hamilton relates that the Rawanduz gorge was said to be the finest in Asia. The Pank tourist Resort, which was opened in 2007 by Hazem Kurda, a former refugee of Saddam Hussein's regime, is the first such resort in Iraq. It includes a ferris wheel and other rides, including a toboggan, which travels 55 miles an hour through the deepest gorge in the Middle East 1475 meters long (if you dare).

St. Matthew's Monastery

Dayro d-Mor Matay Monastery (St. Matthew’s Monastery) is a third Century Monastery still operated by Monks who live on site and guide visitors through this fascinating ancient evidence of Christianity in the region. The Monastery is one of eastern Christendom’s most famous sites and apart from a few forced closures has been in continuous use for nearly 2000 years.

Sulaimaniya

Sulaimaniya or Slemani is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Sulaimaniya Governorate. The Azmer Range, Goyija Range and the Qaiwan Range in the northeast, Baranan Mountain surrounds Sulaimaniya in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west.

Zakho

The town of Zakho was known to the ancient Greeks. In 1844. the traveller William Francis Ainsworth commented: "The appearance of Zakho in the present day coincides in a remarkable manner with what it was described to be in the time of Xenophon."One of Zakho's famous landmarks is the Delal Bridge. It is made with large stones which adds to the aesthetic value of the bridge and makes it a source of many theories as to how it was built. (The stones are very large, and there was no machinery available at that time.)