MiSAK, Missione Storico-Archeologica Italiana nel Kurdistan (Italian Historical-Archaeological Mission in Kurdistan)

MiSAK, the Italian Historical-Archaeological Mission in Kurdistan, was established in 2021 due to the common interest of ISMEO - the International Association for Mediterranean and Eastern Studies, and the International Institute of Kurdish Culture in Rome to contribute directly and effectively to the study, preservation, and enhancement of the Kurdish historical, archaeological and cultural heritage. MiSAK signed in December 2021 a three-year renewable agreement with the KRG General Directorate of Antiquities for the implementation of an archaeological project concerning the historical-archaeological study, protection and enhancement of the Sarqala site, which includes both the Parthian necropolis and the Qalla Kon tell, a multi-phase site probably part of the settlement connected to the nearby necropolis.