In the early 7th century BC Sennacherib carved gods and royal scenes into the cliffs here, at the source of a canal carrying water to Nineveh.
Along the same canal stands the Jerwan aqueduct, one of the oldest in the world.
Photos: David Gewargis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Severin vandewalle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | Severin vandewalle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 | David Gewargis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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خنس (باڤيان)
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