  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| Coordinates | 35°13′14.002″N 45°56′26.002″E / 35.22055611°N 45.94055611°E |
| Type | tell |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1927, 1960-1961, 2009-2017 |
| Archaeologists | Ephraim Avigdor Speiser, Peter A. Miglus, |
Bakr Awa is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq. It is located near Halabja in the Shahrizor Plain in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains not far from the headwaters of the Diyala River. The site is 40 meters high and consists of a central settlement mound (277 meters by 216 meters) surrounded by a lower city measuring 800 by 600 metres (2,600 ft × 2,000 ft).[1] Other sites in the area include Tell Kunara, Tell Bazmusian, and Tell Shemshara.