Al-Kosh
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Al-Kosh is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of Iraq, but controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan.
Get in
Be aware that the road leading to Al-Kosh is littered with military checkpoints. For more info on how to deal with these checkpoints, see War zone safety.
See
Rabban Hermizd MonasteryThe most important monastery for the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded in 640 AD.