Dalal Bridge, in the city of Zakho.
In Kurdish language(Pira Dalal) is located on the eastern side of the city of Zakho in the Kurdistan Governorate of Dohuk. It is an old stone bridge spanning the Khabur River, at a height of about 15.5 meters. There are many sayings about the history of the construction of Dalal Bridge. Where Hammertin says that this bridge dates back to the period of Roman rule, And (Iskif) says that it dates back to the era of the Romans, and that the Roman commander (Seleucus) was the one who ordered its construction. And a number of Kurdish archaeologists say that one of the local Kurdish princes under the Roman rule built this bridge. (Dalal Bridge), which is about 114 meters long, 4.70 meters wide, and 15.5 meters above the river level, was built using large river stones, which are carved and striped stones. The bridge is formed of six axes in the form of a semi-circle, one of which is large in the middle, and five on its sides. As for its walls, it is built of large engraved stones, and due to the absence of writings and structures on it, so its history is not known yet. The naming of (Dalal Bridge) by this name is ancient for the people of the city of Zakho. Also, some of its people mention it under the name (The Great Bridge Pira Mezin) as well. And in the twentieth century AD, it was called (the Abbasid bridge Pira Ebaskî) by an official order from the governor (Qaimmaqam) of the city of Zakho. And on the date of May 15, 1909 AD, when the archaeologist (Konrad Brewes) visited this bridge, the bridge was named (Khabur Bridge), In the year 1833 AD, the king of the Kurdish kingdom of Soran (Mehemed Paşay Gewre) took control of the city of Zakho, and demolished the upper part of (Dalal Bridge) to cut off the road for the Ottoman forces from advancing towards the lands of the Kingdom of Soran. In the year 1918 AD, the British forces occupied the city of Zakho, and they placed quantities of explosive material (TNT) in the middle of the large arch of (Dalal Bridge), with the aim of detonating it when the Ottoman forces advanced, and in the year 1955 AD, this amount of explosive material was removed In the presence of (Hussein Tawfi), the deputy police officer of Zakho at the time, In the year 1969 AD, a strong flood destroyed the northern part of Dalal Bridge.[1] [2]