Middle Ages Ancient
Founding of the town
Rawandoz grew as a trading and strategic stop on the caravan routes between the Erbil plain and Persia.
⚠ The exact founding date is unknown.
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- نموونەی سەرچاوە
History
From the Soran Emirate to today
Ancient history, the emirate, the modern era and the heritage sites of Rawandoz — with sources, dates and notes on uncertainty.
1813 – 1836 Soran Emirate
The golden age of Mir Kora
Mir Muhammad of Rawandoz (Mir Kora) brought the Soran Emirate to the height of its power, founding a cannon and arms foundry in Rawandoz and minting his own coinage.
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- نموونەی سەرچاوە
1928 – 1932 Modern
The Hamilton Road
New Zealand engineer Archibald Hamilton cut the road through the Gali Ali Beg gorge, an engineering feat linking Erbil to the Iranian border and placing Rawandoz in world literature.
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- نموونەی سەرچاوە
Today Contemporary
A centre for tourism and research
Rawandoz is now one of the Kurdistan Region's best-known tourist destinations, and this platform aims to make it an academic hub for the study of the region's history and culture.
Sources (1)
- نموونەی سەرچاوە
Heritage sites
Archaeological and heritage sites
Castles, foundries and roads that tell the story of the city.
Rawandoz Citadel
Site of the old citadel, seat of power during the Soran Emirate.
Articles
Historical articles
Mir Kora and the cannon foundry of Rawandoz
How a mountain emirate of the 19th century came to produce heavy weapons.