- 5. Rawanduz, higher up in the background.
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1. Sulav, near Amedi, in winter, just above the main road. Walk all the way up, and beyond up ancient steps perhaps used by travelers on the Silk Road . Less than an hour from Duhok.
2. Could be many places. Up along the Hamilton Road somewhere? Who can locate that irrigation channel on the right.
3. Shanidar Cave, about a 2-hour drive from Erbil , where remains of Neanderthal Man were discovered during archaeological excavations in 1957-1961. It's the site of the earliest indications of humans expressing feelings, with burial rituals that included flowers - the first flower children. See Wikipedia, and the January 1996 issue of National Geographic with its cover story on Neandertals.
4. Just below Rawanduz, before going up the zig-zag (switchback). About 2 hours from Erbil .
5. Rawanduz, higher up in the background.
6. From an historical ruin on a hill across the way. Rawanduz, triangular, with deep chasms on two sides and Korek mountain on the third (back). When going up the zig-zag, on one of the left curves there is a road that goes straight and when you come to a road going to the left, take it. Go ahead a ways and stop at a sidewalk on the left where there is no railing where there should be. When the coyote chasing the roadrunner runs off the cliff, turns around, waves goodbye, and plummets into a silent puff of dust at the bottom, this is the place. Also known locally as Lover's Leap.
7. Chasm on the left side of Rawanduz.
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. Haj Omran, early 1990s, looking back from the Iraq-Iran border.
9. Warte village, in summer - stick your feet in the water and cool off.
1- Up along the Hamilton Road somewhere?
2- Sere Amedi, above Amedi. The road starts near Sulav and goes to Kani Mase, very rough in places but well worth the effort. Along the road, down on the left (going up) there is a spring with six trees. This is the place. In the "old days" the British had an military officers' hideaway up in this area. Trust the British.
3- Duhok Lake, with the dam to the right.
4- Duhok Lake
5- Along the road from Spilik, before reaching the Kahlon bridge. After the bridge, turn left towards Shanidar Cave , Rezan, Barzan. Turn right up to Bestoon Cave and over Bradost Mountain to Sardow, Sidakan, Diana-Soran.
6- From up the road to Bestoon Cave, at a pinnacle rock on the right side before going over to the other side (one of the great roads of Kurdistan ). That's the Rawanduz River , which flows into the Big Zab River through the Bekhme Dam site, which flows into the Tigris River . In other words, launch a kayak/raft here and you can go to Baghdad . Just be mindful of the dam bypass tunnel. Hang-glider and para-glider paradise.
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