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Xanzad Castle
Medieval Castle located east of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xanzad Castle (also written Khanzad) alternatively Banaman Castle, is a medieval castle build by ruler of the Kurdish Soran Emirate, Mir Xanzad in the late 16th century. The castle lies in southern Kurdistan, part of autonomous Kurdistan, itself part of the Republic of Iraq.