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Iraq’s Drought Unveils a Forgotten City of the Dead - The Media Line

The drought, worsened by upstream dams in Iran and Turkey, exposed 40 tombs over 2,300 years old near Mosul Dam, with water reserves at 8% capacity in 2025.

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In Iraqi Kurdistan, 40 ancient graves were discovered on 30 August after the water level of the country's largest reservoir fell. (International).

The level of water in Iraq's largest reservoir has declined so much in the face of a long drought that 40 ancient tombs have been discovered by archaeologists, as Al-Jazeera reports with reference to Bekas Brefqani's dig manager.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
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