Kurd Qaburstan

Kurd Qaburstan
Shown within Iraq
LocationErbil Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates35°59′24″N 43°51′36″E / 35.99000°N 43.86000°E / 35.99000; 43.86000
Typesettlement
History
Founded3rd millennium BC
PeriodsBronze Age, Islamic
Site notes
Excavation dates2013 to present
ArchaeologistsGlenn M. Schwartz,
Andrew Creekmore,
Tiffany Earley-Spadoni
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Kurd Qaburstan, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in the Erbil Governorate, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 22 kilometers southwest of Erbil. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. The site is strategically located between the Upper and Lower Zab rivers. The modern village of Yedi Kizlar is adjacent to and covers a portion of the southeastern lower town. The site is primarily a single-period site dating to the early 2nd millennium BC, the Middle Bronze Age (contemporaneous with the historical Old Babylonian period). There is also a compact Late Bronze Age occupation on the high mound (possibly Mitanni-related). Kurd Qaburstan has been proposed as the location of the ancient city of Qabra. The site is located near Tell Halawa, Tell Aliawa, Tell Baqrta, and Qasr Shemamok (Kilizi), other prominent sites on the Erbil plain.