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Kurdistan 2012

  Erbil   Khanis   Lalish   Hilamta   Dohuk

Erbil

Capital of Kurdistan
41 miles SE of Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
41 miles SE of Erbil
Erbil Citadel "Happy New Year", Kurdistan 2012
Erbil Citadel
"Happy New Year"
Kurdish flag, on Erbil Citadel, Kurdistan 2012
Kurdish flag, on Erbil Citadel
Citadel Entry, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Citadel Entry
Citadel from main square, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Citadel from main square
Citadel Gate, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Citadel Gate
Inside the Citadel, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Inside the Citadel
Citadel mosque, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Citadel mosque
Main Square, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Main Square
Traditional Kurdish garb, Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Traditional Kurdish garb
Sheik Chooli Minaret, 13th c., Erbil, Kurdistan 2012
Sheik Chooli Minaret, 13th c.

Khanis

A very worn Assyrian site.
21 miles West of Erbil, Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
21 miles West of Erbil
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Khanis
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Rock cut irrigation channel, Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Rock cut irrigation channel
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Rock-carved cuneiform text, Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Rock-carved cuneiform text
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Unfinished Lamassu, Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Unfinished Lamassu
Unfinished Lamassu, Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Unfinished Lamassu
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012
Khanis, Kurdistan 2012

Lalish

The sacred city of the Yezidis.
Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Lalish
Treading out the olive oil, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Treading out the olive oil
Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Outlying spire, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Outlying spire
Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Guardian of baptism chamber, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Guardian of baptism chamber
Main Shrine spires, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Main Shrine spires
Visiting clergy, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Visiting clergy
Senior Yezidi Note black snake beside doorway., Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Senior Yezidi
Note black snake beside doorway.
Shrine entrance, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Shrine entrance
Detail above Shrine entrance, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Detail above Shrine entrance
Shrine, Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Shrine
Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir(?), Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir(?)
"White Water" pool., Lalish, Kurdistan 2012
"White Water" pool.

Hilamta

Near Dohuk. Three worn Assyrian friezes, all apparently showing the same image.
Frieze #1, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Frieze #1
Frieze #2, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Frieze #2
Frieze #3, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Frieze #3
Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Horse, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Horse
King on throne, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
King on throne
Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Marduk Dragon?, Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Marduk Dragon?
Scotsman at Hilamta, Kurdistan 2012
Scotsman at Hilamta

Dohuk

Dohuk, Kurdistan 2012
Dohuk
Dohuk market, Kurdistan 2012
Dohuk market
Dohuk, Kurdistan 2012
15 miles NW of Dohuk, Kurdistan 2012
15 miles NW of Dohuk
Slow, slow, border crossing., Dohuk, Kurdistan 2012
Slow, slow, border crossing.
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