Qarachatan (Kurdish: قەرەچەتان) is a Kurdish village[1] at the foot of Mt. Piramagrun[2] in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[3] Qarachatan is renowned for its archaeological significance, particularly the Rabana-Merquly site, a major regional center of the Parthian Empire. Located on the western flank of Mount Piramagrun, the Parthian-era complex at Rabana-Merquly consists of two settlements connected by an extensive network of perimeter fortifications.[4]

Qarachatan
قەرەچەتان
Qarachatan is located in Iraqi Kurdistan
Qarachatan
Qarachatan
Qarachatan is located in Iraq
Qarachatan
Qarachatan
Coordinates: 35°44′40.74″N 45°11′41.92″E / 35.7446500°N 45.1949778°E / 35.7446500; 45.1949778
Country Iraq
Autonomous regionKurdistan Region
GovernorateSulaymaniyah Governorate
DistrictDokan District
Elevation
882 m (2,895 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2020)
115
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

One of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Qarachatan is the Stela of Iddi-Sin, King of Simurrum. Dating back to the Old-Babylonian Period, the Stela is currently on display at the Sulaymaniyah Museum.[5]

Notable individuals from Qarachatan include Karim Sharif Qarachatani, a psychologist, television personality, and author renowned for hosting talk shows. Karzan Kardozi, a filmmaker best known for the film Where Is Gilgamesh?, is another prominent figure from the region.[6][7]

As of 2020, the population of Qarachatan is estmated to be around 155 resident.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "A Handbook of Mesopotamia: Central Mesopotamia with southern Kurdistan and the Syrian desert", Google Books., 1917, retrieved 12 September 2024
  2. ^ "Piramagrun Mountain", Spectacular Mountains., 7 November 2018, retrieved 12 September 2024
  3. ^ "Qarachatan", Columbia University, 7 March 2017, retrieved 18 December 2019
  4. ^ Brown, Michael; Raheem, Kamal Rasheed; Abdullah, Hashim Hama (20 July 2022), "Rabana-Merquly", Cambridge., vol. 96, no. 388, pp. 920–936, doi:10.15184/aqy.2022.74, retrieved 12 September 2024
  5. ^ "The Secret History of Iddi-Sin's Stela", World History., 27 April 2015, retrieved 12 September 2024
  6. ^ Gündoğdu, Mustafa (2023). Kurdistan + 100. Comma Press. ISBN 9781912697922.
  7. ^ "کەریم شەریف قەرەچەتانی", Kurdistan24. (in Kurdish), 24 November 2023, retrieved 12 September 2024
  8. ^ "قەرەچەتان", Kurdistan24. (in Kurdish), 28 April 2020, retrieved 12 September 2024