Gondola · Ruwandiz, Iraq
تەلەفریکی چیای کۆڕەک (Korek Mountain Teleferic)
تەلەفریکی چیای کۆڕەک is a gondola near Ruwandiz, Iraq. It climbs 963 m over 3.47 km, from 724 m to 1,687 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 98 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
82/100 · Scary
By the numbers, تەلەفریکی چیای کۆڕەک is scarier than 82% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 3 of 6 in Iraq.
- Highest above the ground: about 98 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 2.10 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 543 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 898 m of the 3.47 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of تەلەفریکی چیای کۆڕەک is near Ruwandiz, Iraq, at 724 m above sea level (36.60747° N, 44.49314° E). From there it runs 3.47 km up to the top station at 1,687 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Funicular near Ruwandiz, 819–865 m funicular · 3.2 km away · rises 46 m
- Funicular near Ruwandiz, 878–901 m funicular · 3.4 km away · rises 22 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.