Sculptures of Khans
Khans is a historical place in the city of Sheikhan, 705 BC.M-681 BC.M . Khans is the ancient village of khanusa, north of Ain safni, the ancient Assyrian town of khanusa، This ancient site was built by the Assyrian king Sennacherib (700 BC) The sculptures khens Xînîs are located in the village khens of the city of Sheikhan in the Dohuk governorate of Kurdistan ، The Khans sculptures are considered a natural archaeological museum in itself, which includes well-established monuments, and is located in the open air at lofty heights, and 13 km northeast of the city of Sheikhan, in the Valley Khans east of the Kumail River ، thousands of people with their families visit khans yearly The sculptures of Khans were carved by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, 705 BC.M-681 BC.M ، It is considered one of the finest ancient rock sculptures in Kurdistan ،It consists of a winged bull , two niches and two gods, various tombs, a gate with cuneiform inscriptions, a water Channel Tunnel ، The sculptures Khans document the irrigation canal project started by the Assyrian king Sennacherib and called it Sennaherib canal, which is a project to irrigate agricultural lands in Nineveh the capital of the Assyrian state, by transferring water from the Khans area to the lands in Nineveh by erecting a large canal on the khoser River, from which water is transported by a new channel that was dug, where the length of the canal reached 80 km and the canal was dug on the rocks in many areas it passed through .[1] [2]