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Town in Nineveh, Iraq
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Alqosh is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of Iraq, but controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan.
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The most important monastery for the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded in 640 AD. Although not much can be seen in the caves behind the buildings, its well worth the trip - if only for the view into the valley. Try to come either before or after lunch time, since the soldier guarding it might be taking a break and therefore close the place.
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The town's main Chaldean Catholic church, built in 1906. Like many churches in the area, it seems to be open rather in the afternoons.
One of several sites where the prophet Nahum, one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament, is supposed to be buried. For centuries, the tomb had been a regional pilgrimage destination until the Kurdish-Jewish community emigrated en masse to Israel in 1951.
Be aware that the road leading to Alqosh is littered with military checkpoints. For more info on how to deal with these checkpoints, see War zone safety.
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