UNESCO sites of Kurdistan

[alan131210]

After it was reported the bridge had a crack in it, the mayor of Khanaqin banned vehicles crossing the bridge and its now under restoration and to become a UNESCO site.



http://www.kurdsat.tv/hewal.php?id=4480&cor=kurdistani

[Zert]

Great news!

Anyone an idea by whom it was built?

[alan131210]

Great news!

Anyone an idea by whom it was built?

1860 by a Kurd from Eastern Kurdistan

[Zert]

Got any sources or the like?

[alan131210]

Got any sources or the like?

yeah it is in sorani thou

[Zert]

I see.
Could you then please supply me with this man's name?

[alan131210]

I see.
Could you then please supply me with this man's name?

They don't know his name it's left blanket with a question mark

[alan131210]

The grave was found in EK-Saqiz city. Total number of graves so far is 10.

They are located near Zewi castle in Saqiz .

The castle dates back to the 8th century and it was attacked by the assyrians several times all attempts had failed according to the history of the castle.

The Mana tribes use to live in it.

[alan131210]

Germyan region SK

http://www.xendan.org/Foto.aspx?jmara=8 ... 2012-1.jpg

[unitedkurdistan]

ERBIL, Aug.21 (AKnews)- A graveyard dating back to the per-Christian era has been discovered in the mainly Kurdish city of Saqqez, Iran, Mehr news agency reported.

The grave has been discovered in Qaplantu village of Zeviya.

Abdol-Reza Mohajeri, excavation team leader, said up to 50 graves have been unearthed by smugglers and their contents have been looted.

The graveyard dates back to the Medes and Assyrian eras, Mohajeri said.

Some 145 archeological sites have been discovered around Saqqez so far.

[alan131210]

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced, Tuesday, the arrival of the U.S. team who specializes in archeology to the region in order to conduct research and studies on the history and culture of the people of Kurdistan in scientific ways.

In a statement on the government site came and "Shafaq News" published it, that "a specialized team in archeology of the Institute of Chicago American arrived to the Kurdistan Region," explaining that "this visit is aimed at conducting research and studies on the history and culture of the people of Kurdistan in scientific methods, and especially after recent discoveries in Charmo village".

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[alan131210]

Kurdistan, (pukmedia) - More than 1000 ancient artifacts and ruins from the first century AD and the Stone Age are on display in the Hawler Museum.

Erbil’s Civilization Museum, supervised by the Erbil Antiquities Department, a subsidiary of the Tourism Ministry has a collection of around 1,000 items. Its artifacts are displayed in three middle-sized halls dedicated to the Neanderthals and the Stone Age, the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and the Islamic Abbasid Period.

The oldest of the artifacts date back to 45,000-65,000 AD and the newest are from the Abbasid period.

Hundreds of local and foreign college students, professors, and locals visit the Civilization Museum daily.

The capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, is located 350 km north of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. Erbil is Iraq’s most stable and secure city in Iraq, next to Sulaimani. Erbil houses luxury five-star hotels, modern malls and large building complexes.

[alan131210]

[RawandKurdistani]

Im so proud of being kurdish

[kay hearle]

Would love to see more photos of the site and skeletons found at kalar. Is it possible for you to do a follow up story talk to the archeologists who dug up find or prehaps talk to the university about it . very interested thanks kay