Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Mount Nisir

Mount Nisir, mentioned in the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, is supposedly the mountain known today as Pir Omar Gudrun or Pira Magrun, elevation 2,588 m, near the city Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. The name may mean "Mount of Salvation". According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Mt.

City
Sulaymaniyah
Country
Iraq
Category
Nature
Suggested visit
About 150 minutes

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