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Diyala River

October 14, 2023

The Diyala River (Arabic: نهر ديالى‎ Nahr Diyālā; Kurdish: Sîrwan; Farsi: دیاله Diyâlah, سيروان Sīrvān) is a river and tributary of the Tigris. It is formed by the confluence of Sirwan river and Tanjaro river in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq. It covers a total distance of 445 km (277 mi).

Diyala river
Location
CountryIraq
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth of Iraq/Western Iran
Mouth 
 • location
Tigris River
Length445 km (277 mi)
Basin size32,600 km2 (12,600 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average164 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSirwan
 • rightTanjero

Course Edit

 
Diyala river

It rises near Hamadan, in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. It then descends through the mountains, where for some 32 km it forms the border between the two countries. It finally feeds into the Tigris below Baghdad. Navigation of the upper reaches of the Diyala is not possible because of its narrow defiles, but the river's valley provides an important trade route between Iran and Iraq.

The river flows southwest of the Hamrin Mountains.

Name Edit

Its Aramaic origin is "Diyalas" and in Kurdish it is called "Sirwan", meaning 'roaring sea' or 'shouting river'. In early Islamic period, the lower course of the river formed part of the Nahrawan Canal. The Diyala Governorate in Iraq is named after the river.

History Edit

 
Junction of the Bil And Sirwan Riv

The river is mentioned in Herodotus' Histories under the name Gyndes, where it is stated that the king Cyrus the Great dispersed it by digging 360 channels as punishment after a sacred white horse perished there.[2] The river returned to its former proportions after the channels disappeared under the sand.[citation needed]

The Battle of Diyala River took place in 693 BC between the forces of the Assyrian empire and the Elamites of southern Iran.

In March 1917 the British Empire defeated the Ottoman Empire at the confluence with the Tigris, leading to the Fall of Baghdad, part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I.

Archaeology Edit

This area flourished already during the Jemdet Nasr and Early Dynastic periods, through to the Akkadian period. During the Larsa period, Eshnunna especially became prominent.

Major excavations were done in the lower Diyala river basin in the 1930s. They were conducted by the University of Chicago Oriental Institute (1930–1937) and by the University of Pennsylvania (1938–1939). The sites such as Tell Agrab, Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna), Ishchali (ancient Neribtum), and Khafaje (ancient Tutub) were excavated.

In Tell Asmar, the Tell Asmar Hoard is particularly notable. Twelve remarkable statues were found belonging to the Early Dynastic period (2900–2350 BC).

At that time, the Diyala was relatively unexplored compared to southern and northern Mesopotamia. But looting of sites was already underway. As the result, the professional excavations were launched.

Archaeologists James Breasted and Henri Frankfort were leading these projects.

These excavations provided very comprehensive data on Mesopotamian archaeology and chronology. They covered the time between the late Uruk period and the end of the Old Babylonian period (3000–1700 BC).

Subsequently, nine detailed monographs were published, but most of the objects, numbering 12,000, remained unpublished. Launched in 1992, the Diyala Database Project has been publishing a lot of this material.[3]

Other scholars who worked there were Thorkild Jacobsen as epigrapher, Seton Lloyd, and Pinhas Delougaz.[4]

More recently, the Diyala region was also explored intensively as part of the Hamrin Dam Salvage Project.[5]

The following sites were excavated from 1977 to 1981: Tell Yelkhi, Tell Hassan, Tell Abu Husaini, Tell Kesaran, Tell Harbud, Tell al-Sarah, and Tell Mahmud.[6]

Scarlet Ware Edit

 
Scarlet Ware Pottery excavated in Khafajah. 2800-2600 BCE, Early Dynastic II-III, Sumer. British Museum.[7]

A type of pottery known as 'Scarlet Ware', a brightly coloured pottery with pictorial representations, was typical of sites along the Diyala River.[8] It developed around 2800 BC, and is related to the Jemdet Nasr ware in central Mesopotamia of the same period. The red colour was achieved predominantly by using haematite paint.

Scarlet Ware is typical of Early Dynastic I and II periods.[9] Along the Diyala is located one of the most important trade routes linking south Mesopotamia with the Iranian plateau. Thus, Scarlet ware was also popular in Pusht-i Kuh, Luristan, and it was traded to Susa during Susa II period.

Dams Edit

In Iran the Daryan Dam is currently under construction near Daryan in Kermanshah Province. The purpose of the dam is to divert a significant portion of the river to Southwestern Iran for irrigation through the 48 km (30 mi) long Nosoud Water Conveyance Tunnel and to produce hydroelectric power.[10][11] In Iraq, the river first reaches the Darbandikhan Dam which generates hydroelectric power and stores water for irrigation. It then flows down to the Hemrin Dam for similar purposes. In the lower Diyala Valley near Baghdad the river is controlled by the Diyala Weir which controls floods and irrigates the area northeast of Baghdad.

  •  

    Lake Darbandikhan

  •  

    Darbandikhan Dam

  •  

    Diyala Weir

See also Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diyala River.

References Edit

  1. ^ Hussein, Haitham A. (June 2010). "Dependable Discharges of The Upper and Middle Diyala Basins". Journal of Engineering. 16 (2): 4960–4969. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ Herodotus (1920). The Histories. Translated by Godley, A. D. Godley. Harvard University Press.
  3. ^ Diyala Project oi.uchicago.edu
  4. ^ POTTERY FROM THE DIYALA REGION. By Pinhas Delougaz (The University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Publications, vol. LXIII). XXII+182 pp. +204 plates, Chicago 1952.
  5. ^ McGuire Gibson (ed.), Uch Tepe I: Tell Razuk, Tell Ahmed al-Mughir, Tell Ajamat, Hamrin Reports 10, Copenhagen, 1981.
  6. ^ IRAQ - Hamrin 2018-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino per il Medio Oriente e l'Asia
  7. ^ "Khafajeh jar". British Museum.
  8. ^ Francesco Del Bravo, 'Scarlet Ware': Origins, Chronology and Developments, in M. Lebeau - P. de Miroschedji (eds), ARCANE Interregional Vol. I: Ceramics (ARCANE Interregional I), Turnhout (Brepols), 2014: 131-147
  9. ^ Scarlet Ware jar britishmuseum.org
  10. ^ "Darian Dam" (in Persian). Iran Water Resources Management. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  11. ^ (in Persian). JTMA. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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The Diyala River Arabic نهر ديالى Nahr Diyala Kurdish Sirwan Farsi دیاله Diyalah سيروان Sirvan is a river and tributary of the Tigris It is formed by the confluence of Sirwan river and Tanjaro river in Darbandikhan Dam in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of Northern Iraq It covers a total distance of 445 km 277 mi Diyala riverLocationCountryIraqPhysical characteristicsSource locationNorth of Iraq Western IranMouth locationTigris RiverLength445 km 277 mi Basin size32 600 km2 12 600 sq mi 1 Discharge average164 m3 s 5 800 cu ft s Basin featuresTributaries leftSirwan rightTanjero Contents 1 Course 2 Name 3 History 4 Archaeology 4 1 Scarlet Ware 5 Dams 6 See also 7 ReferencesCourse Edit nbsp Diyala riverIt rises near Hamadan in the Zagros Mountains of Iran It then descends through the mountains where for some 32 km it forms the border between the two countries It finally feeds into the Tigris below Baghdad Navigation of the upper reaches of the Diyala is not possible because of its narrow defiles but the river s valley provides an important trade route between Iran and Iraq The river flows southwest of the Hamrin Mountains Name EditIts Aramaic origin is Diyalas and in Kurdish it is called Sirwan meaning roaring sea or shouting river In early Islamic period the lower course of the river formed part of the Nahrawan Canal The Diyala Governorate in Iraq is named after the river History Edit nbsp Junction of the Bil And Sirwan RivThe river is mentioned in Herodotus Histories under the name Gyndes where it is stated that the king Cyrus the Great dispersed it by digging 360 channels as punishment after a sacred white horse perished there 2 The river returned to its former proportions after the channels disappeared under the sand citation needed The Battle of Diyala River took place in 693 BC between the forces of the Assyrian empire and the Elamites of southern Iran In March 1917 the British Empire defeated the Ottoman Empire at the confluence with the Tigris leading to the Fall of Baghdad part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I Archaeology EditThis area flourished already during the Jemdet Nasr and Early Dynastic periods through to the Akkadian period During the Larsa period Eshnunna especially became prominent Major excavations were done in the lower Diyala river basin in the 1930s They were conducted by the University of Chicago Oriental Institute 1930 1937 and by the University of Pennsylvania 1938 1939 The sites such as Tell Agrab Tell Asmar ancient Eshnunna Ishchali ancient Neribtum and Khafaje ancient Tutub were excavated In Tell Asmar the Tell Asmar Hoard is particularly notable Twelve remarkable statues were found belonging to the Early Dynastic period 2900 2350 BC At that time the Diyala was relatively unexplored compared to southern and northern Mesopotamia But looting of sites was already underway As the result the professional excavations were launched Archaeologists James Breasted and Henri Frankfort were leading these projects These excavations provided very comprehensive data on Mesopotamian archaeology and chronology They covered the time between the late Uruk period and the end of the Old Babylonian period 3000 1700 BC Subsequently nine detailed monographs were published but most of the objects numbering 12 000 remained unpublished Launched in 1992 the Diyala Database Project has been publishing a lot of this material 3 Other scholars who worked there were Thorkild Jacobsen as epigrapher Seton Lloyd and Pinhas Delougaz 4 More recently the Diyala region was also explored intensively as part of the Hamrin Dam Salvage Project 5 The following sites were excavated from 1977 to 1981 Tell Yelkhi Tell Hassan Tell Abu Husaini Tell Kesaran Tell Harbud Tell al Sarah and Tell Mahmud 6 Scarlet Ware Edit nbsp Scarlet Ware Pottery excavated in Khafajah 2800 2600 BCE Early Dynastic II III Sumer British Museum 7 A type of pottery known as Scarlet Ware a brightly coloured pottery with pictorial representations was typical of sites along the Diyala River 8 It developed around 2800 BC and is related to the Jemdet Nasr ware in central Mesopotamia of the same period The red colour was achieved predominantly by using haematite paint Scarlet Ware is typical of Early Dynastic I and II periods 9 Along the Diyala is located one of the most important trade routes linking south Mesopotamia with the Iranian plateau Thus Scarlet ware was also popular in Pusht i Kuh Luristan and it was traded to Susa during Susa II period Dams EditIn Iran the Daryan Dam is currently under construction near Daryan in Kermanshah Province The purpose of the dam is to divert a significant portion of the river to Southwestern Iran for irrigation through the 48 km 30 mi long Nosoud Water Conveyance Tunnel and to produce hydroelectric power 10 11 In Iraq the river first reaches the Darbandikhan Dam which generates hydroelectric power and stores water for irrigation It then flows down to the Hemrin Dam for similar purposes In the lower Diyala Valley near Baghdad the river is controlled by the Diyala Weir which controls floods and irrigates the area northeast of Baghdad Darbandikhan Dam Iraq Bawanur Dam under construction Iraq Hemrin Dam Iraq Diyala Weir Iraq Garan Dam Iran Daryan Dam Iran nbsp Lake Darbandikhan nbsp Darbandikhan Dam nbsp Diyala WeirSee also Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diyala River List of places in IraqReferences Edit Hussein Haitham A June 2010 Dependable Discharges of The Upper and Middle Diyala Basins Journal of Engineering 16 2 4960 4969 Retrieved 20 May 2013 Herodotus 1920 The Histories Translated by Godley A D Godley Harvard University Press Diyala Project oi uchicago edu POTTERY FROM THE DIYALA REGION By Pinhas Delougaz The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications vol LXIII XXII 182 pp 204 plates Chicago 1952 McGuire Gibson ed Uch Tepe I Tell Razuk Tell Ahmed al Mughir Tell Ajamat Hamrin Reports 10 Copenhagen 1981 IRAQ Hamrin Archived 2018 10 21 at the Wayback Machine Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino per il Medio Oriente e l Asia Khafajeh jar British Museum Francesco Del Bravo Scarlet Ware Origins Chronology and Developments in M Lebeau P de Miroschedji eds ARCANE Interregional Vol I Ceramics ARCANE Interregional I Turnhout Brepols 2014 131 147 Scarlet Ware jar britishmuseum org Darian Dam in Persian Iran Water Resources Management Retrieved 17 May 2013 Water Tunnel Nosoud in Persian JTMA Archived from the original on 23 January 2013 Retrieved 17 May 2013 33 13 15 N 44 30 23 E 33 2208 N 44 5064 E 33 2208 44 5064 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diyala River amp oldid 1162756371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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