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Cholmak Destination Guide

Touring Cholmak in Iraq

Cholmak in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is located in Iraq - some 153 mi or ( 246 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Cholmak is now 06:27 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sufi Hasan, Shahasanah, Qulah, Al Mamlaha al 'Ulya, and Kirkuk. Being here already, consider visiting Sufi Hasan . Check out our recommendations for Cholmak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Jarmo

Jarmo (Qal'at Jarmo) is an archeological site located in northern Iraq on the foothills of Zagros Mountains east of Kirkuk city. It was one of the oldest agricultural communities in the world, dating back to 7090 BCE. Jarmo is broadly contemporary with such other important Neolithic sites such as Jericho in the southern Levant and Çatal Hüyük in Anatolia.

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Located at 35.57 44.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq, Neolithic, Neolithic settlements, Sulaymaniyah Province

Chamchamal

Chamchamal is a Kurdish city located to the east of Kirkuk and west of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. 40 minutes far from Kirkuk and 30 minutes far from Sulaymaniyah. The land is too rich and it is famous for oil well especially gas. The city's population of 200,000 is relatively young. There is a castle in the center of the city they called " SPI hasar".

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Located at 35.53 44.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province

Diana, Iraq

Diana is a village in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq. Diana is the capital of Soran district which has a population of approximately 125,000, of which 64% were refugees who returned to Iraq within the last ten years. The town has mushroomed from a small village in the 1990s, and is expected to increase within the next ten years by a further 50,000 people. The name of name Diana is derived from the Kurdish word for "Christian" since it was settled initially by Assyrian Christians.

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Located at 35.30 44.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Assyrian settlements, Populated places in Arbil Province