Abstract
The Kospi Spi Cave is situated in the well-karstified Qamchuqa limestone of the Cretaceous age. This study encompasses the facts on the medium sized cave. The entrance of the cave is located at 1,400 meters above sea level, the highest amongst the adjacent discovered caves. Its total sightseen extent is around 200 meters. The cave is a remnant gulp hole expanded by a sinking stream throughout the Late Neogene Time.
Highlights
The Kospi Spi Cave is known as Hanjirok or Pir Uswan
This study aims to describe the Kospi Spi Cave geologically and to show its possibility to become a tourist site
Northern Iraq is situated on the northeastern edge of the Arabian Plate and it is a portion of the Alpine Mountain belt
Summary
The Kospi Spi Cave is known as Hanjirok or Pir Uswan. It was first recognized by Hamilton (1937). The cave is located within Tanun Mountain and 20 km east of Soran Town, Erbil Governorate with coordinates 36o 38ʹ 33ʺN and 44o 39ʹ 21ʺE (Fig. 1).The mountains in North Iraq were the inhabitants of initial humans since the early archaeological time; the area attracted archaeologists all over the world. The archaeological investigations were initiated in the area by researchers from the United States and United Kingdom. These primary species of hominid, perhaps Homo erectus and Neanderthals in Shanidar Cave with discovered tools and artifacts from numerous sites crosswise north Iraq, add a new geographic perception to the study of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic times (Solecki, 1981; Solecki, 1998).
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