Sharistên
Sharistên is a locality in Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate. Sharistên is situated nearby to the village Shêban, as well as near the locality Hanjīr.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raniya.
Raniya
Photo: Shairania, Public domain.
Raniya is a town of 258,000 people in Sulemania Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, 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.
Sharistên
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Sharasten”, “Shāristayn”, “Sharisteni”, and “Shāristīn”
- Location: Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.27819° or 36° 16′ 42″ northLongitude
44.84183° or 44° 50′ 31″ eastElevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)Open location code
8H867RHR+7PGeoNames ID
91062
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Sharistên” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شارستين”
- Kurdish: “Sharisten”
- Kurdish: “Sharistên”
- Kurdish: “شارستێن”
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