Jarmo
Jarmo (Qal'at Jarmo) (Kurdish: Çermo) is a prehistoric archeological site located in modern Iraq on the foothills of the Zagros Mountains. It lies at an altitude of 800 m above sea-level in a belt of oak and pistachio woodlands in the Adhaim River watershed. Excavations revealed that Jarmo was an agricultural community dating back to 7090 BC. It was broadly contemporary with such other important Neolithic sites such as Jericho in the Southern Levant and Çatalhöyük in Anatolia.
Çermo | |
The Neolithic village of Jarmo in Iraq, 1954 | |
Shown within Near East Jarmo (Iraq) | |
| Alternative name | Charmo |
|---|---|
| Location | Chamchamal, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 35°33′21″N 44°55′49″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 12,000 to 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | Approximately 7500 BC |
| Abandoned | Approximately 5000 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Management | Kurdistan Regional Government |
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