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The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman) , in Northern Kurdistan

The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman), in Northern Kurdistan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman), in Northern Kurdistan

The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman), in Northern Kurdistan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman), in Northern Kurdistan

The historical ruins in Kommagene (the thrones of the Gods and Godies), Semsour (Adiyaman), in Northern Kurdistan

An ancient temple in Antakia, Northern Kurdistan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

An ancient temple in Antakia, Northern Kurdistan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

According to the Old Testament the Wan Lake is The lake in the Garden of Eden

The western side of Akh Tamara Church, on the island in the Wan lake

Inside of the roof of the dome, Akh Tamara Church, on the island in the Wan lake
which is in need of a restoration.

Reliefs on the wall of Akh Tamara Church, on the island in the Wan lake

Reliefs on Akh Tamara Church wall, on the island in the Wan lake ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

Reliefs on Akh Tamara Church wall, on the island in the Wan lake

The baetifull Church, Akh Tamara from 10th century on an island in the Lake Wan

The baetifull Church, Akh Tamara from 10th century on an island in the Lake Wan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The baetifull Church, Akh Tamara from 10th century on an island in the Lake Wan

The baetifull Church, Akh Tamara from 10th century on an island in the Lake Wan

The Castle of Wan

The Castle of Khoshab

Another fort in Wan Region in Northern Kurdistan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The Castle of Hawlêr: in Southern Kurdistan

Median reliefs

Golden Ryton from Ecbatana (Eastern Kurdistan)

The Median Empire Cyxsares

Historical ruins

Amîda, an ancient misterious

Amîda with its city wall-the second one in the world after the Chinese: 5 km long, 17 m high and 4 m wide

Tower of the city wall-the second one in the world after the Chinese: 5 km long, 17 m high and 4 m wide

Amîda, an ancient misterious

A traditional Amida House from the 15th century

A traditional Amida House from the 15th century

Inside of the traditional Amida residence

A lion relief - on the one of city wall tower in Amida

A hunting lion relief - on the one of city wall tower in Amida

An old church, at present a mosque in Slîvan (Farqîn) - an ancient misterious

Spice market in Amîda (Diyar Bakr) ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

An ancient town: Midyad

"Jurn" a giant mortar which is used for crushing wheat to prepare "Savar" ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The Prophet Abraham's lake in Rûha. ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

Kurdish folkloric dressing, anonimous

Dr. Cyrus Herlz Gordon in Kurdistan, c. 1931-1935. He's the one without a gun.

A Kurdish girl with traditional tatoo and haed-shal from Dêrik province, Northern Kurdistan

Temple of the "Yezidian Faith", Southern Kurdistan

Peacock - a central symbol in the "Yezidian Faith"

The Syriac manastry in Kurdistan

A Modern Church in Southern Kurdistan (Iraq).

A church but the muslim Turkish conqurors converted it to a mosque: Ishaq Pasha

Bazîd & Khoshab Castel ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

The most important church of the Celdan and Syriac christians in Northern Kurdistan; Dêra Zahferan in the Mêrdîn province ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

Duhok, Southern Kurdistan

Hewler - The province capital Southern Kurdistan

A palace in Kurdish city Sina in Eastern Kurdistan

Guerillas in the nature in Eastern Kurdistan

Winter, Kurdish montains and peshmergas/guerillas

The Tigris river, nearby Amîda (Diar-î Bakr)

Kirkuk, The heart of Kurd in the Southern Kurdistan

Erz-en Jan, Northern Kurdistan

An absolutely paradise: Munzur Valley, Northern Kurdistan

The ancient bidge of Afrîn: in Western Kurdistan waiting restoration. But the Syrian authorities are not aware of any cultural haritage at all