| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
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| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
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The city of Duhok.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
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Duhok is a hilly town.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
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The commercial centre.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
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The city is surrounded by mountains.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
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The city has been part of many empires including Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek, Persian and Roman.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
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The city is hilly.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
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The city centre with Nauruz decorations.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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The centre has a small bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Fruit.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Covered fruit stalls.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Mushrooms.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Fruit and vegetables.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Covered bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Shoppers.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
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Cloth shop.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
District : Bazaar
|
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Two men.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Jewelry shop.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Nuts and dried fruit.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Nuts.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Women shopping.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Grocer.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Much of the bazaar is covered.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
District : Bazaar
Site / Event : Grand Mosque
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The minaret of the 400 year old Grand Mosque is only visible from the bazaar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
Site / Event : Grand Mosque
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The mosque was constructed by Sultan Hussain Wali in the 1600s.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Perfume shop.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Shoe seller.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
District : Bazaar
|
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Tea shop.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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The city is famous for its yogurt.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Kurdish food. The main dish is accompanied with many side dishes.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Three men from a restuarant.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Juice bar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Juice bar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Juice bar owner.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Coffee seller.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Eatery.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Coffee shop.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Sweet seller.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Baker.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Bread being baked.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Shop selling alcohol. Dohuk has a significant Christian population. It was once an important center of Syriac Christianity.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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One of the many churches in the city.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Taxi.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Dohuk
|
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Mural.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Ottoman style mosque.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The entrance to the Ith Alaha Church.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The church is Chaldean.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The church dates from the 6th century.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The church is on a hill.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The stonework is in Arabic style.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Statue of the saint (Ith Alaha).
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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The main entrance.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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The interior.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Persian carpet and the painted altar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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The alter painting of the Last Supper.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
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The alter.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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The stained glass windows show scenes from the life and death of Jesus.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Jesus and Veronica.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Stained glass window showing Jesus as a prisoner.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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The Virgin Mary.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Chaldean cross.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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Visitors.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Ith Alaha Church
|
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View from the church.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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Duhok is overlooked by a dam at the end of a narrow gorge.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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The dam is made from packed earth.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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Road at the top of the dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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Kurdish flag on the side of the dam facing the city.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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Dohuk lake from the dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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The lake is picturesque.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
|
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Small villages on the colourful slopes.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
|
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Sandbanks and hillside village.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
|
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Hillside village.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
|
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Road leading up to the dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
|
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View of a recreation park below the dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Dam
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View of the city in an adjacent valley.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
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The Chwarstin Cave is reached by steps on the side of the gorge.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
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The cave is reached via steps and a pathway on a hillside.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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Carving of Ayaxares, the Median king who reigned between 625 and 585 BCE.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
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Carving of the Zoroastrian symbol complete with images of the Sun.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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Zoroastrian symbol: detail of the old man (representing wisdom) and a ring (the covenant with god).
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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View of the dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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View of the far side of the valley.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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One of many caves on the rock face.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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The Fire Altar with the dam in the background.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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Fire Altar.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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A fire temple once stood in this clearing.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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The remains of a Fire Temple dating from 500 BCE.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
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A tunnel leads to the sacred area of the site.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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View from the tunnel.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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The four columned Chwarstin Cave.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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The cave is Zoroastrian and has a carved bench represnting Mithra.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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The cave is carved out of solid rock and dates from the 3rd century.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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Visitor.
|
2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
Site / Event : Chwarstin Cave
|
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View of the city.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Recreation park below the city dam.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Cafe overlooked by a mountain.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Tiled wall and bench.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Tiled mural.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Detail of a tiled mural.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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Tiled bench with parrots.
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2022 |
| Iraq |
State / Province : Iraqi Kurdistan
City / Town : Duhok
|
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The city benefits from several European Union projects.
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2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.