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Guzgah Destination Guide

Discover Guzgah in Iraq

Guzgah in the region of Arbīl is a place located in Iraq - some 243 mi or ( 391 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Guzgah is now 05:02 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Shana Dar, Miraki, Mawliyan, Layrah Bir, and Arbil Governorate. When in this area, you might want to check out Shana Dar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Guzgah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.80 44.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 18 km away
Tags: Dams in Iraq, Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq

Soran District

Soran (Kurdish: ﺱۆﺭاﻥ or Deverí Soran) is an area in Iraqi Kurdistan bordering Iran and Turkey. Its main city is also called Soran, although the town of Rawanduz is better known outside of the region . According to Kurdistan television, citing an official in the town of Soran, the population of the region is estimated to be over 400,000. Kurdish settlement in the region dates back prior to the establishment of the Sassanid empire.

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Located at 36.65 44.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Districts of Arbil Province