List of Kurdish historical sites

This article briefly introduces a list of better known Kurdish historical sites (Kurdish: Asewari mêjûyi Kurdan). Apart from Kurdish historical sites within Kurdistan, non-Kurdish sites within Kurdistan, and Kurdish sites outside of Kurdistan are also included.

 
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Sites in Iran and Iranian Kurdistan

Sites in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Tomb of Cyaxares, Qyzqapan, Sulaymaniyah
  • Pira Delal
  • Lalish Temple, Located in Nineveh, Iraq, the temple is considered a sacred place of worship for the Yezidi Kurds, According to Historians and archaeologists The site and temple is believed to date back to approximately 4,000 years [10]
  • Xarab-I Kilashin, ancient city[11] rediscovered in 2017 near the Grand Zab River in Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Tomb of the Prophet Hazkiel, Amadiya, Iraqi Kurdistan, The tomb is Considered holy to Muslims, Christians and Jews.[12]
  • Hawler Citadel, Erbil is first mentioned in literary sources by the Sumerians around 2300 B.C, According to Giovanni Pettinato, author of several publications about Mesopotamian civilizations, Erbil is mentioned in two tablets as "Irbilum".[12] The city was largely under the rule of Sumerians, however in 2200 BC, the king of the Gutians, Erridupizir, conquered the city.
  • Dwin Castle, Said to have been belonged[13] to the family of the Kurdish Sultan Saladin
  • Ruins of Yassin tepe; Capital city of ancient Sharazor[14]
  • Khanzad Castle,Located east of Hawler, it lies on Erbil-Shaqlawa road and is one of the archaeological sites in the city of Erbil.[15]
  • Shirwanah Castle, Kalar, Iraqi Kurdistan, The Castle was Home to the Kurdish Jaff family[16]
  • Shanidar Cave

Sites in Turkish Kurdistan

Sites in Syria and Syrian Kurdistan
  • Afrin (includes Julianus Church[17] and the Ain Dara Site which was Seriously damaged[18][19] by Turkish Forces during the Afrin Operation)
  • Abu'l-Fida Mosque,Hama, Syria, Erected by the Kurdish Prince and Local Governor of Hama Abulfeda
  • Hisn al-Akrad, originally a Kurdish settlement for Kurdish Mirdasid Soldiers[20]
  • Bab al-Ahmar (Red gate) located in Aleppo, Syria. built during the reign of the Ayyubid emir of Aleppo al-Aziz Muhammad and renovated by the Mamluk Sultan Qansuh II al-Ghawri at the beginning of the 16th century
  • Al-Adiliyah Madrasa,Damascus, Syria, 13th-century madrasah which was built by the Kurdish-Ayyubid Sultan Al-Adil I
  • Citadel of Damascus, Partially Modified by Sultan Saladin in 1174, Re-built Completely by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Adil between the years 1203-1216.[21]
  • Nimrod Fortress,Mount Hermon, Built by the Ayyubid Kurdish Sultan Al-Malik al-Aziz Uthman[22]
  • Citadel of Aleppo, partially Ayyubid-built[23],Greatly expanded under the Ayyubids and was Strongly fortified for protection from the Crusaders and local raiders.[24]

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