Drive · Kurdistan Region
Erbil city centre → Rawanduz
At a glance
- Distance (one-way)
- 116 km
- Driving time
- ~105 min
- Starts from
- Erbil city centre
- Destination
- Rawanduz
The road
Paved throughout. The road passes through Soran district's lower plains before climbing into the gorge country around Rawanduz — the final stretch is winding with sheer drops on one side. Take care and keep a moderate pace on the mountain sections.
Worth a stop on the way
- Shaqlawa — A worthwhile detour off the direct road, roughly midway
At the end of the road
Rawanduz
Rawanduz
A mountain town on a rocky spur above deep river gorges, once capital of the 19th-century Soran Emirate — about 116 km from Erbil.
Make it a full trip
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