History

French Consulate staff and a KRG excavation team at one of the archaeological sites in Amedi. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Six ancient monuments in Amedi to be restored

This picture taken on Oct. 24, shows a view of a newly-unearthed Assyrian Lamassu alabaster sculpture discovered with its entire wings intact by the French archaeological mission. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/ AFP)

Iraq

Iraq dig unearths 2,700-year-old winged sculpture largely intact

A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists excavates the ancient site in Soran. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

German, Kurdish archaeologists discover ancient site in Soran

Tourists visit Roman ruins in Palmyra, Syria, May 11, 2023. (Photo: Omar Sanadiki/ AP)

Syria

Restoration lags for Syria's famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites

The relic that was found in Diyana district of the independent administration of Soran, March 29, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Pre-Islamic relic found in Kurdistan Region’s Diyana district

Ralph Solecki’s son, John visited the Shanidar cave and the Barzan region in September (Photo: Jean-Nicolas Beuze/Twitter).

Kurdistan

Shanidar continues to be a part of my life: Ralph Solecki’s son

he head of the restoration works said the team were surprised to discover eight murals with inscriptions, decorative drawings and writings (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraq

Archaeologists unearth 2,700-year-old rock carvings in Iraq

Khaleel Othman, founder of Eighty Eight organization, inside Nizarki Fort, Duhok, April 2022 (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili)

Kurdistan

Nizarki Fort, a symbol of the Bahdinan Anfal genocide

Exacavation work in Kunara, an ancient 4,000-year-old city near the Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani (Photo: Osama S. M. Amin)

Kurdistan

4,000-year-old ancient city found near Sulaimani

Akre’s old fort undergoing renovation, May 25, 2022 (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili)

Kurdistan

Akre's old fort undergoes renovation

Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party during his speech at the "Barzan Revolutions" documentary project ceremony in Erbil, June 18, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Masoud Barzani discusses political crisis, emphasizes importance of implementing Iraqi constitution

Archeologists recently discovered the ancient Mitannian city of Zakhiko, close to current day Duhok (Photo: Duhok Province website).

Kurdistan

Largest city in the Mitanni Empire discovered in Duhok

The Kemune archaeological site in the Mosul reservoir (Photo: Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen/Kurdistan Archeology Organization, KAO)

Kurdistan

A 3,400-year-old city resurfaces from the Tigris River in the Kurdistan Region

Srochik Castle in the Barzinja subdistrict’s Moryas village northeast of Sulaimani city (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Kurdistan

Srochik Castle, another archaeological wonder in the Kurdistan Region

Bamarni, Duhok, April 30, 2022 (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili)

Kurdistan

Bamarni, a village with a rich history

The tall ancient headstones at the Kela Mazin cemetery in the Kurdistan Region (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Kurdistan

The unique headstones of Kela Mazin cemetery