Sheban

Sheban is a village in , and has an elevation of 807 metres. Sheban is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raniya.

Photo: Shairania, Public domain.
is a town of 258,000 people in of , surrounded by mountains, rivers, and Lake Dukan. It is known as the “Intifada Gate”, because Rania was the starting point for the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq against the regime of Saddam Hussein on March 5, 1991.

Sheban

Latitude
36.28864° or 36° 17′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.83309° or 44° 49′ 59″ east
Elevation
807 metres (2,648 feet)
Open location code
8H867RQM+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2488273505
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
90899
Wiki­data ID
Q61389230
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Sheban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيبان”
  • Central Kurdish: “شێبان”
  • French: “Sheban”
  • German: “Sheban”
  • Kurdish: “Shaban”
  • Kurdish: “Shêban”
  • Kurdish: “شێبان”

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