Sunken Cities
Kemune, the Drought City
Revealed 2022 · Mosul Reservoir, Iraq
FoundThe prize. A Mittani city that rises from the water
Where. Mosul Reservoir, Iraq
Status. Found
Where. Mosul Reservoir, Iraq
Status. Found
The account
When drought drew down the Mosul reservoir, a three thousand year old city of the Mittani empire rose from the water, its palace and tablets read for a season before the Tigris swallowed it again.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Mosul Reservoir, Iraq; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: A Mittani city that rises from the water.
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