Sapna valley

A view of the western portion of the Sapna valley looking north towards the village of Araden and the Gozaneh mountains
A view of the hills around the city of Amedi, in the central portion of the valley
The city of Amedi, taken from the sky looking north

Sapna Valley (Kurdish: ڕووباری سپنه‌, romanized: Rîbarê Sipne[1]) is a large valley in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, contained by two small mountain ranges to the north which are part of the greater Zagros mountain range. The valley is watered by the Great Zab river which flows along the eastern portion of the valley, and features hilly terrain in the central portion of it around Amadiya District.[2]

  1. ^ "باران ژیانی له‌ دهۆك په‌ك خستووه". Wishe (in Kurdish). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ Solecki, Ralph S. (2005). "The Bekhme dam project in Kurdistan Iraq: a threat to the archaeology of the archaeology of the upper Zagros river valley". International Journal of Kurdish Studies. 19.