Dihok

Worth seeing in and around Dihok

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Duhok Stadium

   Duhok Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Duhok SC which plays in the Iraqi Premier League.

   1.7 km · stadium in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dohuk Dam

   The Duhok Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Duhok River just north of city of Duhok in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of providing water for irrigation.

   1.1 km · dam in Iraqi Kurdistan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Halamata Cave

   Halamata Cave is an archaeological site near Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The caves contain the Assyrian relief carvings known as the Maltai reliefs.

   6.1 km · archaeological site in Iraq · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Nawroz University

   Nawroz University is a private university located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Nawroz University is a higher education private university founded on July 20, 2004.

   9.2 km · Private University in Kurdistan - Iraq · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Al Naft Stadium

   Al-Naft Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of the Iraqi Premier League club Al Naft.

   1.7 km · multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Duhok offers a few touristy things to do, but those things are better than you will experience anywhere else. For starters, Dream City is the most popular amusement part among Duhok's natives.

1. 01
   Dream City

   Not quite the dream you imagined, but between Dream City and the park near Dohuk Dam we have the reason this is similar to Vank.

2. 02
   Dohuk Valley and Dam

   This might just be your highlight from Dohuk.

3. 03
   Dohuk Waterfalls

   First of all – these waterfalls are fake.

4. 04
   Dohuk Bazaar

   It seems that, in every city or town of any decent size in Iran, Iraq and Turkey, there's a bazaar.

5. 05
   Church of St

   There are Christians and Armenians in this region too so the Church of St.

6. 06
   Halamata Cave

   Contain the Assyrian relief carvings known as the Maltai reliefs.

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Where to eat

Wooden House - on KRO road past Mazi Plus Mall, wooden house is a fancier restaurant with excellent mezze dishes, as well as an assortment of grilled meats and some western dishes. In the central market area there are several good restaurants for traditional Iraqi food including kebab and paja. Khan Kebab and Al Andalus restaurant are next door to each other in the central area between the market and Khani Hotel.

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Getting to Dihok

Airports

Erbil (EBL), 110 km · Kirkuk (KIK), 197 km

• Arbil → Dihok

  118 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · $12–17
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• Kirkuk → Dihok

  200 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · $21–28
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• Baghdad → Dihok

  413 km · quickest by road, 7h 27m · $39–55
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