Nature & outdoorsSulaymaniyah, Iraq
Mount Nisir
Mountain mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Mount Nisir (also spelled Mount Niṣir, and also called Mount Nimush), mentioned in the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, is supposedly the mountain known today as Pir Omar Gudrun or Pira Magrun (Kurdish: چیای پیرەمەگروون, Arabic: جبل بيرة مكرون), elevation 2,588 m (8490 ft.), near the city Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. The name may mean "Mount of Salvation". According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Mt.
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Open map: Mount Nisir and 2 nearby attractions35.50000, 45.41667 · Sulaymaniyah
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- Sulaymaniyah Museum: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Jarmo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
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