History & heritageLalish, Iraq

Jerwan

Archaeological site in Iraq.

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Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous aqueduct crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement.

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36.66972, 43.39361 · Lalish

Nearby

Mount AlfafNature & outdoors
20 km
Mor Mattai MonasteryReligious sites
20 km
Dur-SharrukinHistory & heritage
23 km
Tepe GawraHistory & heritage
24 km
Rabban Hormizd MonasteryReligious sites
26 km
NinevehHistory & heritage
41 km

Photo credits (6)

Mount Alfaf: Levi Clancy · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Mor Mattai Monastery: kyselak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Dur-Sharrukin: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tepe Gawra: Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg : Sémhur derivative work: Zunkir ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Rabban Hormizd Monastery: Uploaded originally to en.wikipedia.com by Chaldean · Public domain · Commons
Nineveh: Photo by Fredarch. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons