Chamchamal
| Chamchamal | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 | |
  Chamchamal Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′0″N 44°50′0″E / 35.53333°N 44.83333°ECoordinates: 35°32′0″N 44°50′0″E / 35.53333°N 44.83333°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Autonomous region |
 Kurdistan |
| Province | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
Chamchamal (Kurdish: Çemçemall چهمچهماڵ, Arabic جمجمال, ) is a Kurdish city located in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Population and location
The city is a 30 minutes drive east from Kirkuk and an hour west of Sulaymaniyah.[1] The population was 58,000 in 2003.[1] More recent reports cite a population of 250,000, including 25,000 Arabs.[2]
Language
Kurdish Sorani is spoken by most inhabitants.
History
The city has a historic citadel, and early Western observers of the region speculated that it has been inhabited since the Sassanid period.[3] The Chamchamal valley is also home to important paleolithic sites of Jarmo and Zarzi.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Letter From Chamchamal, Iraq — March 17, 2003". Poynter. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Sulaimani arrests 30 Arab refugees for ISIS ties". Rudaw. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Historic landmarks under threat in Chamchamal, Iraqi Kurdistan". ekurd.net. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ (UNESCO), Sanz, Nuria (2015-09-07). Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Eurasia. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 9789231001079.
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