Zindan

Zindan is a cave in , . Zindan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dara.

Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Daras was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance, it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts. is situated 1 km west of Zindan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dara and Dara Dam.

Village
, formerly Oğuz, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 1,029 in 2021.

Locality
The was a Roman arch dam at in Mesopotamia, a rare pre-modern example of this dam type. The modern identification of its site is uncertain, but may rather point to a common gravity dam.

Village
Embarê is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village had a population of 319 in 2021. is situated 2½ km south of Zindan.

Zindan

Latitude
37.177° or 37° 10′ 37″ north
Longitude
40.95268° or 40° 57′ 10″ east
Open location code
8H925XG3+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4853986395
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
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