Shanadar Lake

Shanadar Lake is a pond in Erbil, Erbil Governorate. Shanadar Lake is situated near Shanadar Park, as well as near the art gallery Shanidar Gallery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.

Ankawa is a suburb and neighborhood 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
Also known as: “دەریاچەی شانەدەر”
Category: body of water
Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.18193° or 36° 10′ 55″ north

Longitude

44.00245° or 44° 0′ 9″ east

Open location code

8H8652J2+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 198246709

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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In Other Languages

“Shanadar Lake” goes by many names.

Kurdish: “Gola Şaneder”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shanadar Park and Virtual Castle.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: حديقة جميله مكان ترفيهي and گەراجی شانەدەر.

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