Kemune

Kemune
	Arabic: كمونة‎
	Shown within Iraqi Kurdistan
Location	Iraq
Region	Duhok Governorate
Coordinates	36°45′51.5″N 42°45′06.1″E

Kemune (probably the ancient city of Zakhiku)[1] is an archeological site discovered in the reservoir of the Mosul Dam in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2010, and first excavated in 2019. It was originally a palace constructed on the banks of the Tigris River during the days of the Mitanni Empire.[2]

References

"Archaeologists uncover palace of the Mittani Empire in the Duhok province of the Kurdistan Region/ Iraq". Eberhard Karls University Tübingen. 27 June 2019.
"Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir". CNN.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.

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[1] "Archaeologists uncover palace of the Mittani Empire in the Duhok province of the Kurdistan Region/ Iraq". Eberhard Karls University Tübingen. 27 June 2019.

[cnn1-2] "Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir". CNN.com. Retrieved 2009-06-28.