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Ancient Amida

 

 

 

Pira Dehderi 'The 10-Doors Bridge' on the Tigris river which is built by Romans, outside of Amida (Diyar Bekr)

 

 

 

Kurdish Wall Carpet Art from Zakho, Southern Kurdistan

KURDISH NOMAD GIRL ON CARPET

 

 

 

An ancient temple in the Kurdish city Antakia, ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

Kurdistans Forts/Castles - Wan ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

Median reliefs

 

 

Lions - a central theme in the Kurdish mytological history - the lion in the picture is from historical ruins in the Botan province in northern Kurdistan 

LION CULT IN KURDISH HISTORY 

 

 

 

A bucket from 1600 BC found by a Kurdish farmer in Kurdistan belongs Kurdish Mittani Kingdom

 

 

The Median Emperor Cyxsares - Key Xosro

 

 

Ruins of the ancient university in Nsibis - Northern Kurdistan

 

 

Amîda (Diyar Bekr) in 1960:ies

 

 

Click here to see more pictures! Amed's amazing ancient city wall

 

 

 

 

Click here to see Traditional Kurdish Houses in the Kurdish Amida (Diyar Bekr) from the 15th century

 

On the ancient wall of Diyar Bekr, 5000m lång, 17m high and 4m wide

 

The Ancient Hasan Pasha Hostel in Amida (Diyarbekr) where the ancient traveling caravans onthe silk road rested - today a five stars hotel

 

Inside of the historical Sun Temple, today Big Mosque in Diyarbekir

 

The ruins of the magnicifant Virgin Mary Church from the 3rd Century in Diyarbekir

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

Historical ruins from the Kurdish city of Afrin in Western Kurdistan (Syria)

 

 

Spice market in Kurdish city Amîda (Diyar Bakr) ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

An ancient Kurdish city Mêrdîn (Mardin)

 

 

The Church Deyr-o Yoldath Aloho (Santa Maria) the 3th Century in Hah villiage in the ancient Kurdish city Midyad

 

 

"Jurn" a giant mortar which is used for crushing wheat to prepare "Savar", in the ancient Kurdish City Rûha ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

The Prophet Abraham's lake in the Kurdish city Rûha. ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

Young Kurdish Gentleman, 1935, Sinjar (Southern Kurdistan)

 

 

 

A Kurdish folkloric dressing, anonimous

 

 

Dr. Cyrus Herlz Gordon in Kurdistan, c. 1931-1935. He's the one without a gun.

 

The French diplomat Bernard Dorin. In 1919 divided France and England Kurdistan between many states.

 

 

Kejikê
Little Sweet Kurdish girl

 

 

The Enterance to the Temple of the "Ezdian Faith" Lalesh, Southern Kurdistan (Photo from 1955)

 

 

The Syriac manastry in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq)

 

 

A Modern Church in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Building of the modern churchs in whole Turkey is not usual

 

 

A church wich has been converted to a mosque by the muslim Turkish conqurors: Ishaq Pasha

 

The Kurdish Bazîd & Khoshab Castel ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

The most important church of the Celdan and Syriac christians ; Dêra Zahferan in the in the Kurdish province of Mêrdîn ©-ROXANE PHOTOS

 

 

Duhok, Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq)

 

 

Hewler Citadel - In the Hewler Old City - The province capital of Southern Kurdistan (Whole Northern Iraq)

 

 

A palace in Kurdish city Sina in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan)

 

Kurdistan is the paradise on the earth. Here is a lake underground - Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan)

 

 

Guerillas in the nature in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan)

 

 

Winter, Kurdish montains and peshmergas/guerillas

 

 

The Tigris river, nearby the ancient Kurdish city Amîda (Diar-î Bakr)

 

 

Kirkuk, The heart of the Kurds in the Southern Kurdistan
Click here to se more of the Kurdish city Kirkuk

 

 

 

 

The ancient bidge of Efrîn: in Western Kurdistan waiting restoration. But the authorities are not aware of any cultural haritage at all

 

Saladin The Magnificent

 

 

Two Kurds Kurdish Men in Costumes 1899

 

Typical Kurdish Jambiya Dagger

 

 

The Sun Timer at the garden of the old Sun Tample but now: The Great Mosque - Mizgefta Mazin (Ulu Cami)

 

 

 

Khalid Begê Cibrî - The leader of the Kurdish Rezistance Movement Azadî (Freedom) (Azadi - Kürdistan Istiklal Cemiyeti) ) in 1920:ies. Hanged by Turkish forces in 14th April 1925 in the Kurdish city Bitlis

 

 

The Kurdish hero YADO: Lehengê millî Yadîn Mehmûd Ebas -(YADO)

 

 

Prince Kamuran Ali Bedir Khan

 

 

Prince Kamuran Ali Bedir Khan with his wife

 

 

The Kurdish intellectual Osman Sebrî from Western Kurdistan

 

 

The laughing Kurdish politicians; Barzani and Talabani

 

 

Common press conference, PKK & PUK

 

 

Common press conference, PKK, PUK, SPK (psk) & PDL (dep)

 

 

Bedr Khan Brothers, son of the last prince of Kurdistan Emin Ali Badr Khan; Kamuran, Sureyya and Jaladet

 

 

A Kurdish meeting in USA at the earlier 1920ies

 

 

The founder of Kurdish Latin alphabeth, founder and editor of the Kurdish magazines, Hawar, Ronahî, Prince Jaladat Alî Badr Khan

 

 

Nuredîn Zaza

 

 

 

Hayri Durmus, a Kurdish intellectual student leader died in a long hunger - strike in the military prison of Diyarbakir

 

 

Mazlum Dogan, a Kurdish intellectual student leader died in the military prison of Diyarbakir

(click on the picture to read his historical defence speach in the Turkish military court)

 

 

Qedri Can, Kurdish author from 1940:ies

 

Edîb Karahan, Kurdish journalist and politician from 1960:ies, from Qosar (Kiziltepe)

 

 

Mihemmed-î Mîhrî, (1889 Ciwanro - ?), Istanbul (1957) Foto: S.UCAR

 

 

Faik Bucak (1919 - 4/7-1966) a Kurdish politician in 1950 and 1960:ies in the Kurdish city Amîda

 

 

KURDISTAN's MAPS

 

 

Kurdish Folk Dance From Samsûr (Adiyaman/Kahta)

 

 

Aware Kurdish woman in Turkish trial

 

 

The heaviest load is carried by the Kurdish woman

 

 

The Newroz (New Day, March 21th) celebrations in the country side

 

 

A Kurdish Woman From Eastern Kurdistan, 1896

Kurdish women From The Earlier Centuries - click to see other women photos
 

 

 

An illustration from the earlier centuries showing Kurdish folk costumes

 

 

Kurdish king (Mîr) with his queen (Banû)

 

 

 

 

Antique 1885 Ethnographic Print 
Kurdish Men and Costumes of Kurdistan - 1885
Eightenth century engraving: 22x30 cm. Original printing

 

 

London Illustrated News Vol XXIV in 1854

 

 

Amadeo Preziosi 1816-1882, Kurdish Warriors

 

 

Kurds of Mako, Mamasanî Kurds, Kurd of Yerevan

 

 

Jewish Kurds

 

 

Antique Kurds (Medians)

 

 

The heaviest load is carried by the Kurdish woman