User:Diroknas67/Spilk (mountain)

Spilk (in Kurdish : سپیلک) is the name of a mountain located near the town of Harir, north of the city of Erbil. The Hamilton Road crosses the mountain path, forming six zigzags (Lofat), which is the important road that connects Soran town ( Iranian border) to Barzan (Mirgasur/ the west) to  Shaqlawa (Erbil) the south. The mountain took its name from the Kurdish word Spi, meaning white color.

Since the establishment of the Iraqi state, Spilk has had a military and logistical importance, as it overlooks major routes, and a large military fortress was built on its top, which is still in use today as a military facility.

Spilk mountain has an elevation of 821 metres (2753f).

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