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All Iraq Al-Shikhan

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Al Shikhan

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Al-Shikhan, Iraq

Updated February 14, 2018

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The Lalish shrine.

Al-Shikhan, Iraq

Lalish Temple

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.
Dust storms arise you read the words of Sennacherib on the Aqueduct of Jerwan.

Al-Shikhan, Iraq

Aqueduct of Jerwan

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery.

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Rabban Hormizd Monastery

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.
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