List of Kurdish historical sites
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This article briefly introduces a list of better known Kurdish historical sites (Kurdish: Asewari mêjûyi Kurdan). Apart from Kurdish historical sites within Kurdistan, Kurdish sites outside of Kurdistan are also included.
Sites in Iran and Iranian Kurdistan
- Dar ul-Ihsan Mosque, Sanandaj, built in 1812 by Amanollah Khan Ardalan.[1]
- Khan Bathhouse, Sanandaj, built in 1805 by Amanollah Khan Ardalan.[2]
- Gheshlagh Bridge, Sanandaj, built in 1636 by Suleiman Khan Ardalan.[3]
- Khosro Abad Mansion, Sanandaj, built in 1808 by Amanollah Khan Ardalan.
- Kashkan Bridge, Lorestan Province, built in 1009 by Badr ibn Hasanwayh.
- Mofakham's House of Mirrors, Bojnord, built in the 1870s by the order of Sardar Mofkham
- Dimdim Castle, West Azarbaijan Province.[4]
Sites in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Pira Delal
- Lalish Temple, Located in Nineveh, Iraq, the temple is considered a sacred place of worship for the Yezidi Kurds.
- Hawler Citadel
- Shamame Tower, Rawanduz, built by Muhammad Pasha of Soran in 1813 to guard Rawanduz.[5]
- Dere castle, Erbil, built in the 19th century by Muhammad Pasha of Soran.[6]
- Dwin Castle, Said to have been belonged[7] to the family of Sultan Saladin
- Xanzad Castle, located east of Hawler, it was built in the 16th century by Mir Xanzad[8]
- Shirwanah Castle, Kalar, built by Mohamed Pasha Jaff. the castle is the ancestral home of the Jaff family.
Sites in Turkish Kurdistan
- Alaca bridge, built by the orders of Mir Muhammed Pır Bela in 1674.[9]
- Ishak Pasha Palace, construction started in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasha and finished in 1785 under Ishak pasha.
- Hoşap Castle in Güzelsu, built in 1649 by Sarı Süleyman Bey.
- Hoşap bridge, built in 1671 by Zeynel Bey Mahmudi.[10]
- El-rizk mosque in Hasankeyf, built in 1409 by the Emirate of Hasankeyf ruler Ebu’l Mefahir Süleyman.[11]
- Pira Dehderî Bridge, commissioned by Nizam al-Din and Muyyid al-Dawla in 1065.
- The mosque of Manuchihr, a medieval mosque built by the Kurdish emirate of Shaddadids in Ani between 1072 and 1086.
Sites in Syria and Syrian Kurdistan
- Abu'l-Fida Mosque, erected in 1327 by Abulfeda, the Kurdish prince and governor of Hama.[12]
- Bab al-Ahmar, located in Aleppo, built during the reign of the Ayyubid emir of Aleppo al-Aziz Muhammad.
- Al-Adiliyah Madrasa, Damascus, 13th-century madrasah which was built by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Adil I.[13]
- Citadel of Damascus, originally built by a turkman warlord, it was demolished and rebuilt completely by the Ayyubid Sultan Al-Adil between the years 1203-1216, the current citadel dates primarily to the Ayyubid period.[14]
- Citadel of Aleppo, ancient citadel which was greatly expanded under the Ayyubids. The majority of the citadel dates back to the reign of Al-Zahir Ghazi.[15]
- Nimrod Fortress, Mount Hermon, built by the Ayyubid sultan Al-Malik al-Aziz Uthman.[16]
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- ^ "Qajar-era public bathhouse turns into traditional restaurant". Tehran Times. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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- ^ "Archnet > Site > Madrasa al-'Adiliyya". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "Citadel of Damascus - Madain Project (en)". madainproject.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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- ^ Margalit, Alon (2018-10-29). "Differential earthquake footprints on the masonry styles at Qal'at al-Subayba (Nimrod fortress) support the theory of its ancient origin". Heritage Science. 6 (1) 62. doi:10.1186/s40494-018-0227-9. ISSN 2050-7445. S2CID 53629332.