The ancient city of Zakhiku, 30km southwest of Dohuk, has endured the ravages of an earthquake, Assyrian conquest and submersion by the Mosul dam built by Saddam Hussein in 1980.

The ancient city of Zakhiku was reportedly a thriving centre for the Mittani Empire located on the Tigris River. In present day, this location is in Kemune in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

One of the tablets indicates that Kemune was likely the ancient city of Zakhiku, which means that it may have existed for 400 years. “The Mittani Empire is one of the least researched empires of ...

An ancient palace city has been discovered underwater after a reservoir was drained in the Middle East. Photos show incredible ruins believed to be the lost city of Zakhiku which was the centre of ...

An ancient city in Iraq is believed to be Zakhiku, a settlement in the Mittani Empire that reigned from 1550 to 1350 BC. Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen; KAO ...

Reservoir water levels have dropped in Iraq’s ongoing drought, exposing an ancient city, possibly Zakhiku, in the Mosul dam and Gary Qasruka in the Dohuk Dam.

According to a translation of writing on one of the tablets, the site was probably the ancient city of Zakhiku. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir's water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought. Posted 3:28 p.m. Jun 20, 2022 — Updated 5:07 p.m. Jun 20, 2022 By ...

By Megan Marples, CNN A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir’s water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought. Kurdish and German archaeologists excavated the ...

Reservoir water levels have dropped in Iraq’s ongoing drought, exposing an ancient city, possibly Zakhiku, in the Mosul dam and Gary Qasruka in the Dohuk Dam.

Reservoir water levels have dropped in Iraq’s ongoing drought, exposing an ancient city, possibly Zakhiku, in the Mosul dam and Gary Qasruka in the Dohuk Dam.

Reservoir water levels have dropped in Iraq’s ongoing drought, exposing an ancient city, possibly Zakhiku, in the Mosul dam and Gary Qasruka in the Dohuk Dam.