In this post I would like to share some information about Sherwana Castle 
in Kalar City - as Sulaymaniyah - Iraq.
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there are some different resources about when and who builds, as Mohammed Ali wrote this article below and I corrected some information:
This castle is located in the southern suburbs of the city of Kalar area Garmian Management Center, which is approximately (140 km) south of Sulaymaniah govern-orates.
According to several historical sources and views of the castle built by (Muhammad Pasha Jaff 1814 - 1881), he build the castle in the late 19th century between (1866-1874 m).
Set-top a small hill at the northeastern entrance to Kalar, this beautiful castle consists of a basement, two floors, an octagonal hall, and a small museum.
(Mohammed Pasha) as a tribal administrative center and residence.Built the castle as a place for a major to his rest and the district administration as head of the Jaff tribals.
This castle is built on two hills the hill first is a hill of ancient old and according to the excavations that took place it which were found to belong to several historical stages of the Islamic era (the Abbasid and Umayyad) in addition to the civilization Sassanian and Kashih At the same time and found a group At archaeological and volcanic rocks, which are likely to be from the Middle Stone Age.
360 video of Sherwana castle below
The second hill upon which the castle dates back to the same period to build the castle.
Give the castle is a wonderful sight fascinating because it lies on a high place, reaching a height (12.30 m), and replete with a set of inscriptions and decorations and surrounded by magnificent towers, four polygonal shapes that show the main form of the castle.
The interior of the castle consists of a set of rooms and main rooms and hearths built geometrically structured.
You can now make a virtual tour throw this link Sherwana Castle
