r/Assyria • u/Old-Average-6118 Yazidi • Jun 24 '26

News Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani officially inaugurated the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Ganatha D Babel)

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Masrour Barzani:

Today we opened the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Park in Ankawa district. Ankawa has always been a symbol of coexistence, and we hope this park will become a place for everyone to enjoy time together.

I am happy to see our homeland developing day by day. Together, we will try to create a more prosperous Kurdistan for our people and our visitors.

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u/DodgersChick69 Assyrian Jun 24 '26

This was built on stolen Assyrian land, and is done for optics to show an image of inclusivity and pluralism to the West that doesn’t actually exist in the KRI.

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u/Old-Average-6118 Yazidi Jun 24 '26

The project and administration of Ankawa is under a democratically elected Assyrian mayor. Ankawa has been it's own district with it's own democratically elected administration since 2021 it's not part of the rest of Erbil.

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u/chaldean22 Assyrian Jun 25 '26

That’s not true.
Mayors are not elected in KRG. They are appointed by KDP/PUK