Severe Drought in Iraq Uncovers 2000-Year-Old Tombs
Low water levels resulting from a severe drought that has caused a [humanitarian crisis](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/19/iraq-is-facing-a-water-crisis-hit-by-one-of-its-worst-droughts-in-century) in parts of Iraq have exposed a series of ancient tombs in the country’s north. Archaeologists have discovered approximately 40 tombs, believed to be around 2,300 years old, along the cracked banks of the Mosul Dam in Iraq’s Khanke region, as reported by [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/31/drought-in-iraq-unearths-more-than-2000-years-old-tombs). The […]