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COVER STORY<br />
There are homes inside Rawanduz Canyon, overseeing the river. Located northeast of Erbil, between the town of Khalifan and the city of Soran, the canyon is<br />
a tourist attraction known for its beautiful scenery, gorges, valleys, falls, and creeks. Its name comes from Rawn, a famous poet from the area, and Duz, which<br />
means ‘citadel’ or ‘tower.’ It’s a dry and dusty canyon in summer but lush and green from spring to autumn.<br />
Sureth schools teach all curriculums in the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac<br />
language. There are 49 schools with more than 5,000 students in first<br />
through twelfth grade getting an education in northern Iraq. These<br />
Christian schools are funded partly by the KRG government, but the<br />
majority is funded by donors and the Assyrian Aid Society of America.<br />
The intent is to keep the Sureth language from becoming extinct.<br />
Nahla Valley has eight Iraqi Assyrian Christian villages located behind Akra<br />
mountain in a remote and isolated area two hours of mountainous driving from<br />
suburbs of Duhok. This sesame butter mill is in Hazane Village. One must walk<br />
down the hill for 20 minutes to reach the mill, which is located there because it uses<br />
waterfalls to hydropower the operation. The mini plant operates eights months a<br />
year when water is available; the other four months, farmers grow the sesame seed.<br />
20 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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