Gāwānī Bālchukh
Gāwānī Bālchukh is a locality in Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate. Gāwānī Bālchukh is situated nearby to the locality Hazār Mard, as well as near Bingird.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kunara and Hazar merd Cave.
Kunara
Archaeological site
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Tell Kunara is an ancient Near East archaeological site about 10 kilometers southwest of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It lies on the Tanjaro River. The site was occupied from the Chalcolithic period to the early second millennium BC.
Hazar merd Cave
Cave
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Hazar Merd is a group of Paleolithic cave sites excavated by Dorothy Garrod in 1928. The caves are located southwest of Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Hazar merd Cave is situated 3 km southwest of Gāwānī Bālchukh.
Gāwānī Bālchukh
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Gawani Balchukh” and “Kawānī Bālchū”
- Location: Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.51667° or 35° 31′ northLongitude
45.33333° or 45° 20′ eastElevation
735 metres (2,411 feet)Open location code
8H77G88M+M8GeoNames ID
96635
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