Nerwa Jewish Community represents the rural Jewish world of Iraqi Kurdistan, a village community remembered with a Jewish cemetery even when no synagogue functioned in a former resident’s time.
What the atlas knows—and what it does not.
Locations marked approximate or city-level are intentionally shown with reduced precision. The source record remains accessible so interpretation never replaces evidence.
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Duhok and the mountain landscape
Regional context: Duhok and its mountain setting. This image illustrates the wider landscape of northern Iraqi Jewish communities, not the exact heritage structure.
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City context: Amediye on its mountain plateau in 2009. It shows the town connected to this heritage record, not necessarily the exact memorial location.
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Zakho and Delal Bridge
City context: Zakho and the Delal Bridge landscape. It situates the former Jewish quarter within the city’s river geography, not the exact quarter boundary.
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Historic architecture in Akre
City context: historic architecture in Akre. It provides visual context for the town’s Jewish synagogue tradition rather than claiming to show the synagogue itself.
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