 Qalatga Darband, Lake Dukan appears in the background, September 26, 2019 | |
  Shown within Iraq  Qalatga Darband (Near East) | |
| Location | Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 36°12′48.6″N 44°58′38.28″E / 36.213500°N 44.9773000°E |
| Type | archaeological site |
Qalatga Darband is an ancient city located in Iraqi Kurdistan, overlooking Lake Dukan in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It has been dated to the Late Hellenistic period or to the transition of Hellinistic-Parthian period.[1][2]
The site was first discovered using satellite imagery declassified in the 1990s that had been taken as part of the Corona program in the 1960s. It was one of the sites to be surveyed in the region in 2013 by a French mission directed by Jessica Giraud. In 2016, the British Museum chose the site to excavate and train the Iraqi archaeologists on archaeology and sites protection, a program supported by the British government.[3][4]
- ^ "Darband-i Rania Project". British Museum. 28 June 2022.
- ^ Shepperson, Mary (1 May 2017). "In the field with Iraq's archaeologists of the future". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Lost city in Iraq founded by Alexander the Great discovered by archaeologists". Independent. 25 September 2017.
- ^ Adrian Lam. "Lost City Discovered in Iraq With Help of Spy Satellites and Drones". Real Clear Life.