Geli Ali Beg Waterfall

Geli Ali Beg Waterfall (Kurdish: Geliyê Elî Beg ,گەلیی عەلی بەگ‎)[1][2] is located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which lies some 130 km north of Arbil.

Panorama of Geli Ali Beg Waterfall
Another view

The waterfall is named after the Yazidi leader Ali Beg who was killed there in 1832 by the Kurdish prince Mohammed Pasha Rawanduz.[3]

It is a popular destination for many visitors and tourists across the country.

It featured on the 5-dinar note issued 1978–1990.

See also

References
  1. "بۆ گرنگە برادۆست بناسین و بزانین چۆن کراوەتە دیارى بۆ تورکیا؟". ANF News (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "Rêya Geliyê Elî Beg bo demekê tê daxistin!" (in Kurdish). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Explainer: Who are the Yazidis?". SBS News. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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