Zakho

Zakho stands on the Little Khabur where the river emerges from the mountains towards the Tigris. Its stone bridge, known as Delal, carries a high central arch and smaller arches across the water. The crossing has ancient origins and was rebuilt in medieval times. A town of the Bahdinan emirate, Zakho brought together Kurdish Muslims, Christians and a long-established Jewish community at a meeting point of mountain and river routes.