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Mount Butin

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Butin or Botin (Kurdish, Botîn) located on the Pendro terrain in Kurdistan Region. The mountain lies 4 km (2 mi) to the northeast of Pendro and some 100 km (62 mi) from Erbil. Hunting in Butin is prohibited and it is home to a large population of Wild Goat and other wildlife. Butin has a lot of valuable trees and mountain herbs, the most extensive growths on the Butin slopes.

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