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title: Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7980/approach-path-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7980.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7980.jpg)

## Image Caption

The road to Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl), which lies in Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. It is not a cave; it is a rock-cut [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/), which contains three different tombs within three separate [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) chambers. It dates to the Median-[Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) Period, 600-330 BCE. The entrance to the tombs lies approximately 8 meters above the ground level. A modern iron ladder leads up to the cave.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, January 23). Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7980/approach-path-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7980/approach-path-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7980/approach-path-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.

## License & Copyright

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