Hazar Merd cave (Silemani) • ئەشكەوتی هەزارمێرد • Eşkewtî Hezarmêrd • كهف هزار ميرد
Meaning cave of a thousand men
in Kurdish, this prehistoric cave southwest of Silemani is the second oldest cave in Kurdistan, with remains dating to BCE.
Endnotes
Braidwood and Howe recorded its name as Ishkaft Hazar Merd, using the Persian eshkaft
for cave (Kurdish eshkewt
).
http://bot.gov.krd/sulaimaniya-province/history-and-heritage/hazar-merd-cave
http://test.britac.ac.uk/institutes/iraq/downloads/NL20.pdf