Sorry for taking long to reply. I was tied up the whole week.

Yes, I noticied that place, it certainly does have a great design. I wish I could tell you about it more, but I spent most of my time in Dahok and Akre. I only visted Hawler once with my dad to visit a friend of his, and I didn't have much time to sightsee. It's probably a memorial built to honor the peshmergas and the sacrifices they made for the Kurds. I believe it's recent, though.

And Ayatollah, this thing I've started is mainly based on the Kurdish regions, but I'm with you for some high resolutions. I too would like to see Persopolis and Pasargadae. Iran has got its share of great cities too, and I was surprised that Iran didn't get any high res shots, I always wanted to see how Azadi looked from space.

And I'm aware of the low resolution of the places, thats why I've put links of pictures in their descriptions. I'd put some overlays, but I really can't seem to find good ones that'll actually fit in correctly.

Another note though, there is a large hotel in Hawler, (I think it was a sheraton), and I'd like to see if any of you could locate it. Also, if you guys think you have found some interesting places in the Kurdish lands, please post them.

Check my first post for some improvements and some new placemarks.