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Mergasur-i Zheri in the region of Arbīl is a town located in Iraq - some 242 mi or ( 389 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Mergasur-i Zheri is now 02:29 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nirwah, Mirga Sur, Miraki, Mawliyan, and Layrah Bir. When in this area, you might want to check out Nirwah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mergasur-i Zheri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Shanidar Cave

Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site in the Bradost mountain, Zagros Mountains in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The site is located in the valley of the Great Zab. It was excavated from 1957–1961 by Ralph Solecki and his team from Columbia University and yielded the first adult Neanderthal skeletons in Iraq, dating from 60–80,000 years BP.

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Located at 36.80 44.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Arbil Province, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Caves of Iraq, Neanderthal sites

Bekhme Dam

The Bekhme Dam is an unfinished multi-purpose rock-fill dam on the Great Zab 60 kilometres northeast of Arbil, Iraq. The main purposes of the dam are to produce 1500 MW of hydro-electricity and to manage flooding. If completed, the 230-metre high Bekhme Dam will be the largest in Iraq. Construction on the dam began in 1979 and was halted during the Iran-Iraq War. Construction started again in 1988 and halted in 1990, prior to the Gulf War.

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Located at 36.70 44.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Dams in Iraq, Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq

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