š£ļø The Hamilton Road: A highway to a Kurdish paradise
Historic mountain route connecting Erbil to the Iran border
š Fast Facts
- Built by New Zealand engineer Archibald Milne Hamilton between the 1920sā1932
- Stretches 185 km across the mountains of Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- Connects Erbil to the Iraq-Iran border near Piranshahr
- Currently undergoing modernization by the Kurdistan Regional Government, including planned tunnel through Mount Korek
The Hamilton Road is a 185-kilometre highway that winds through the mountainous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, connecting Erbil to the Iranian border. Built between the 1920s and 1932 under British mandate, the road represents a significant engineering achievement executed under challenging geological and logistical conditions. It remains a vital transportation artery linking communities across the region and has become recognized as both a historical landmark and a key trade corridor ...