Sapna valley

A picturesque view of the western portion of the Sapna valey looking north towards the village of Araden and the Gozaneh mountains

A view of the hills around the city of Amedi, in the central portion of the valley

The city of Amedi, taken from the sky looking north

The Sapna Valley is a large valley in Northern Iraq, contained by two small mountain ranges to the north (Mateena Mountains) and south (Gozaneh Mountains) which are part of the greater Zagros mountain range. Politically, it lies within the Amedi District of Iraqi Kurdistan, and it is also a historic Assyrian region within Iraq. The valley is watered by the Great Zab river which flows along the eastern portion of the valley, and features hilly terrain in the central portion of it around the capital of the district.^[1]

See also

• Zab River
• Iraqi Kurdistan
• Zagros Mountains
• Hakkari

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