An Egyptian pharaoh

An Egyptian pharaoh statue found in Duhok province in Kurdistan Region /Kurdistan Region-archaeology/ Pharaohs/   An Egyptian pharaoh statue found in Duhok province in Kurdistan Region   Duhok (AKnews) – A statue of Tut Anj Amon, an Egyptian pharaoh, was found in Duhok province in Kurdistan region, said head of Kurdish archaeology association Hassan Ahmed.       "The statue shows relations between Mitanni country and Egyptian pharaohs", he said " It was found in a mountain known as Pharaoh mountain near Duhok lake and its name is Tut Anj Amon dates back to 1333-1324 BC with size of 7*12 cm".       "There seem to be political and social relations between Mitanni country and Egyptian pharaohs. It is likely religious faith in the ancient Kurdistan transferred to Egypt through the relations" he noted.      "At that period Kurds could form a united country consisting of three regions. One of the regions was Nuzi (now Kirkuk), Sarkani region (west Kurdistan now) and Aurkesh region (now it is Mardin Kurdish city in Turkey)"   "That Kurdistan had solid relationships with Egyptian pharaohs for years."     "The discovery proves that Kurdistan has ancient civilization dating with pharaohs" he added.     Pharaoh mountain located in north of Duhok province, 267km from Baghdad. The area also called Duhok waterfall. It has become a tourist area and even many statues found that date back to Zoroastrianism periods.   A.Y.H