Sosekan
Sosekan is a locality in Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan and has an elevation of 1,377 metres. Sosekan is situated nearby to the locality Sūskān, as well as near Disūr.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tawella and Nowsud.
Tawella
Town
Photo: Diyar Mohammed Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tawella; is a small town in Halabja Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq about 34 km east of Halabja. It is the home of the Sheikhs of Tavil. Tawella is situated 2½ km northeast of Sosekan.
Nowsud
Town
Photo: Ali Esfandiari, Public domain.
Nowsud is a city in, and the capital of, Nowsud District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Nowsud is situated 4 km southeast of Sosekan.
Byara
Town
Photo: Kurdistantolive, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byara is a town located in the Halabja Governorate of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. It is the main town of Byara District. Byara is situated 7 km northwest of Sosekan.
Sosekan
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Makhfar Sūsah Kān”, “Sawsakān”, “Sosakan”, “Sōskān”, and “Sūseh Khān”
- Location: Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.1823° or 35° 10′ 56″ northLongitude
46.16887° or 46° 10′ 8″ eastElevation
1,377 metres (4,518 feet)Open location code
8H7855J9+WGGeoNames ID
90631
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Sosekan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوسكان”
- Kurdish: “Sosekan”
- Kurdish: “سۆسەكان”
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