| Hamrin Mountains | |
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 View over Hamrin mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°01′57″N 43°38′47″E / 35.0325°N 43.6463889°E |
| Geography | |
  Hamrin Mountains | |
| Parent range | Zagros Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Anticlinal fold |
The Hamrin Mountains ( Arabic: جبل حمرين, romanized: Jabāl Hamrīn, Kurdish: چیای حەمرین, romanized: Çiyayê Hemrîn or Çiyayên Hemrîn) are a small mountain ridge in northeast Iraq. The westernmost ripple of the Zagros Mountains, [1] the Hamrin mountains extend from the Diyala Governorate bordering Iran, northwest to the Tigris river, crossing northern Saladin Governorate and southern Kirkuk Governorate.
In antiquity, the mountains were part of the frontier region between Lower Mesopotamia ( Babylonia) to the south and Upper Mesopotamia ( Assyria) to the north.
References
- ^ Maisels, Charles Keith (1999). The Near East: Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization'. Routledge. p. 126. ISBN 0-415-18607-2.
External links
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| Hamrin Mountains | |
|---|---|
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View over Hamrin mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°01′57″N 43°38′47″E / 35.0325°N 43.6463889°E |
| Geography | |
Hamrin Mountains | |
| Parent range | Zagros Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Anticlinal fold |
The Hamrin Mountains ( Arabic: جبل حمرين, romanized: Jabāl Hamrīn, Kurdish: چیای حەمرین, romanized: Çiyayê Hemrîn or Çiyayên Hemrîn) are a small mountain ridge in northeast Iraq. The westernmost ripple of the Zagros Mountains, [1] the Hamrin mountains extend from the Diyala Governorate bordering Iran, northwest to the Tigris river, crossing northern Saladin Governorate and southern Kirkuk Governorate.
In antiquity, the mountains were part of the frontier region between Lower Mesopotamia ( Babylonia) to the south and Upper Mesopotamia ( Assyria) to the north.
References
- ^ Maisels, Charles Keith (1999). The Near East: Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization'. Routledge. p. 126. ISBN 0-415-18607-2.
External links
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