I lost track of just what and where this ruin is. I think our group may just have wandered into it without it being on our visit list, because it was nearby and looked interesting. (But that makes our tour leader and guide sound rather irresponsible, which they certainly weren't.) In any event, it was very old and interesting to explore, and there was a caretaker looking after us.
For a post that's scheduled to appear on Christmas, these photos of pleasant people in a well-stocked market near Erbil seem suitable.
The cave, outside Sulemanyi, shows shows stone tools from more than 10,000 years ago. Unfortunately but understandably, we couldn't enter.
The Suleimanya Museum is Iraq's (including Kurdistan) second largest, and a real treasure-trove of ancient objects from prehistory to Ottoman rule. (Except our local guide, Haana!)
