Drought in Iraq reveals Yazidi shrine, cemetery and school - in pictures

  • The ruins of Khanki Primary School, submerged about 40 years ago, have appeared after water levels at Iraq's biggest dam fell. All photos: Ismael Adnan for The National
    The ruins of Khanki Primary School, submerged about 40 years ago, have appeared after water levels at Iraq's biggest dam fell. All photos: Ismael Adnan for The National
  • A Yazidi man travels by boat on the receding waters of the dam in northern Iraq
    A Yazidi man travels by boat on the receding waters of the dam in northern Iraq
  • Sheikh Bazid's cemetery in Khanki village also reappeared after water levels hit 40-year lows
    Sheikh Bazid's cemetery in Khanki village also reappeared after water levels hit 40-year lows
  • Hamza Eido is the mukhtar, or head, of the new Khanki village
    Hamza Eido is the mukhtar, or head, of the new Khanki village
  • Mr Eido visits Khanki Primary School, which is now accessible as climate change has reduced the dam's water levels
    Mr Eido visits Khanki Primary School, which is now accessible as climate change has reduced the dam's water levels
  • The ruins reappeared last month for the second time since they were covered by the dam’s waters in 1985
    The ruins reappeared last month for the second time since they were covered by the dam’s waters in 1985
  • Iraq's climate and water supply problems are bringing to light some of the Kurdish region's historical landmarks
    Iraq's climate and water supply problems are bringing to light some of the Kurdish region's historical landmarks
  • A grave at Sheikh Bazid's cemetery, which dates back more than a thousand years
    A grave at Sheikh Bazid's cemetery, which dates back more than a thousand years
  • The cemetery used to have more than a thousand graves but only 400 remain
    The cemetery used to have more than a thousand graves but only 400 remain
  • Mr Eido, the village head, pauses by a memorial stone at the cemetery
    Mr Eido, the village head, pauses by a memorial stone at the cemetery
  • A replica of the Yazidi shrine of Sheikh Bazid in Khanki village. The shrine was built in 1985, after the village was submerged by the dam's waters
    A replica of the Yazidi shrine of Sheikh Bazid in Khanki village. The shrine was built in 1985, after the village was submerged by the dam's waters