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Localisation:

  • Irak, Zarzī
  • geo:35.809734,45.004452
  • Précision ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

  • -500~ / unknown

Classification:

  • Tombeau ou tombes
  • Invisible

Identificateurs:

  • vici:place=55998

Annotations

A cave carved into the side of the cliff. It was a tomb. Built by Medes, the symbols of he tomb refers to Mithraism.

Locals say a king locked in this cave his abducted daughter.

More pecise description of the tomb is here:

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1181/the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan-iraqi-kurdistan-med/

 

Qizqapan


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