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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.
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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.
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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.