Qalatga Darband

Qalatga Darband
	Qalatga Darband, Lake Dukan appears in the background, September 26, 2019
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Location	Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	36°12′48.6″N 44°58′38.28″E / 36.213500°N 44.9773000°ECoordinates: 36°12′48.6″N 44°58′38.28″E / 36.213500°N 44.9773000°E
Type	archaeological site

Qalatga Darband is an ancient city located in Iraqi Kurdistan, overlooking Lake Dukan in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It has been dated to the Late Hellenistic period or to the transition of Hellinistic-Parthian period.^[1]^[2]

The site has been registered for the first time in the records of the antiquities general directorate in Baghdad in 1973 by the help of the Kurdish researcher Abdul Raqeeb Yusef. It was one of the sites to be surveyed in the region in 2013 by a French mission directed by Jessica Giraud. In 2016, the British Museum chose the site to excavate and train the Iraqi archaeologists on archaeology and sites protection, a program supported by the British government.^[3]^[4]

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Parthian building at Qalatga Darband, September 26, 2019
Parthian building at Qalatga Darband, September 26, 2019
Parthian building at Qalatga Darband, September 26, 2019
Excavations unearthing a Parthian building at Qalatga Darband, September 26, 2019

References[]

^ "Darband-i Rania Project". British Museum.
^ Shepperson, Mary (1 May 2017). "In the field with Iraq's archaeologists of the future" – via www.theguardian.com.
^ "Lost city in Iraq founded by Alexander the Great discovered by archaeologists". Independent. 25 September 2017.
^ Adrian Lam. "Lost City Discovered in Iraq With Help of Spy Satellites and Drones". Real Clear Life.

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[1] "Darband-i Rania Project". British Museum.

[2] Shepperson, Mary (1 May 2017). "In the field with Iraq's archaeologists of the future" – via www.theguardian.com.

[3] "Lost city in Iraq founded by Alexander the Great discovered by archaeologists". Independent. 25 September 2017.

[4] Adrian Lam. "Lost City Discovered in Iraq With Help of Spy Satellites and Drones". Real Clear Life.

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Qalatga Darband, Lake Dukan appears in the background, September 26, 2019
Shown within Iraq Qalatga Darband (Near East) Show map of IraqShow map of Near EastShow all
Location	Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	36°12′48.6″N 44°58′38.28″E / 36.213500°N 44.9773000°E / 36.213500; 44.9773000Coordinates: 36°12′48.6″N 44°58′38.28″E / 36.213500°N 44.9773000°E / 36.213500; 44.9773000
Type	archaeological site