page_title: Sapna valley
hierarchical_section_title: Sapna valley
caption_attribution_description: English: The picturesque village of Amedye, Iraq, sits on a mountain top between the desert and the fertile lands of Northern Iraq. Soldiers from Command Post-North, Task Force Lightning, flew over the village after taking part in Kurdish Labor Day celebrations nearby, May 1., 2009
context_page_description: The Sapna Valley is a large valley in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, contained by two small mountain ranges to the north and south which are part of the greater Zagros mountain range. Politically, it lies within the Amedi District, 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.
context_section_description: The Sapna Valley is a large valley in Kurdistan Region, 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, 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.
caption: The city of Amedi, taken from the sky looking north
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