Limestone inside Upper Bakhtiari Formation

    Abstract: Thick beds of detrital and stromatolitic limestones are found for the first time inside Upper Bakhtiari Formation in two different localities in the Sulaimani Governorate, NE-Iraq. The first locality is Dokan area at the northwestern limb of Kosrat anticline while the second one is located in the Garmian area between Chamchamal and […]

Biostratigraphy of upper part of the Kolosh Formation from Sartaq-Bamo area, Northeastern Iraq

Biostratigraphy of upper part of the  Kolosh Formation  from Sartaq-Bamo area, Northeastern Iraq                                      BY :  Imad Mahmood Ghafor and Kamal Haji Karim*1 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City                               Published in: Journal of Dohuk Universty, vol.2, No.4, 1999 Abstract  A range of planktonic foranminifera in the upper part of Kolosh Formation   from […]

Origin of Fossiliferous Limestone Beds inside the Upper Part of Tanjero Formation at the Northwest of Sulaimani Area, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq

Origin of Fossiliferous Limestone Beds inside the Upper Part of Tanjero Formation at the Northwest of Sulaimani Area, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq         By: Kamal Haji Karim*1, Khalid Mahmood Ismail, Mushir Mustafa Baziany           1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City Aceepted for publication in: JZS. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani, VoL.17 (1), 2014, p.155-165 1. Introduction […]

Evidence of a Quaternary dammed Lake in the Mawat–Chwarta area

Evidence of a Quaternary dammed Lake in the Mawat–Chwarta area, Western Zagros, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq Polla Khanaqa  ,Kamal Haji Karim*1 , and Walter Riegel 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City    Published in Journalm of  CATENA ( Elsevier) Volume 125, February 2015, Pages 74–81     Abstract The Mawat–Chwarta valley is located north […]

Lateral and vertical facies change of Kolosh Formation in Sulaimani and Dohuk areas

Lateral and vertical facies change of Kolosh Formation in Sulaimani and Dohuk areas                                     By professor : Kamal Haji Karim *1 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City  Published in : Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 8, No. 1; 2016  Abstract The present study is concerned with lateral and vertical facies changes […]

Stratigraphy and structure of the southeastern part of Piramagroon anticline

Stratigraphy and structure of the   southeastern part of Piramagroon anticline  Published in: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration http://bulletin.mta.gov.trBull. Min. Res. Exp. (2017) 154:27-39                                                      Kamal Haji KARIM and Polla Azad KHANAQA Abstract The Piramagroon anticline (or Piramagrun mountain) elongates directly to northwest of Sulaimani city, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq. The Southeastern part of the […]