Shanadar Lake
Shanadar Lake is a pond in Erbil, Erbil Governorate. Shanadar Lake is situated nearby to Shanadar Park, as well as near the art gallery Shanidar Gallery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.
Citadel of Erbil
Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. Citadel of Erbil is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shanadar Lake.
Kurdish Textile Museum
Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in Kurdistan, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Erbil in Iraq. Kurdish Textile Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shanadar Lake.
Qaysari Bazaar
Marketplace
A Qaysari bazaar is a type of covered bazaar typical of Kurdistan and Iraq. Arbil contains an extensive Qaysari, just south of the citadel in the center of town that was first established in the early 13th century AD. Qaysari Bazaar is situated 1 km northeast of Shanadar Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church. Ankawa is situated 5 km north of Shanadar Lake.
Shanadar Lake
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.18193° or 36° 10′ 55″ northLongitude
44.00245° or 44° 0′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8H8652J2+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 198246709OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shanadar Lake” goes by many names.
- Kurdish: “Gola Şaneder”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shanadar Park and Virtual Castle.
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