Darband-i Basara and its Rock Relief

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This is Darband-i Basara (or Basara Gorge). The gorge transects the anticlines of the upper part of Qaradagh Mountain Ridge. The paved road leads to Delezha Village. The image was shot from the western part of the outlet. The tip of the red arrow is where a rock relief lies. The rock relief is though to be Lulubian and dates to the late 3rd millennium to early 2nd millennium BCE. Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, June 01). Darband-i Basara and its Rock Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8838/darband-i-basara-and-its-rock-relief/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Darband-i Basara and its Rock Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 01, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8838/darband-i-basara-and-its-rock-relief/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Darband-i Basara and its Rock Relief." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 01 Jun 2018. Web. 22 Feb 2025.

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