Drought uncovers 40 ancient tombs in Iraq
30th August 2025
Iraq drought. Photo credit: Al Jazeera
Agency Report
Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country’s largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday.
The tombs, believed to be over 2,300 years old, were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region of Duhok province in the country’s north.
“So far, we have discovered approximately 40 tombs,” said Bekas Brefkany, the director of antiquities in Duhok, who is leading the archaeological work at the site.
His team surveyed the area in 2023 but only spotted parts of a few tombs.
They were only able to work on the site when water levels dropped “to their lowest” this year, Brefkany said.
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