Sharistayn

Sharistayn is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,063 metres. Sharistayn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sulemania and Chngian.

Photo: Nawa Mukerji, CC BY 3.0.
was founded in 1784 by Ibrahim Pasha Baban, a Kurdish prince, to be the capital of his principality. Since then it has been ’s cultural capital and home to philosophers, poets and writers.

Village
Photo: Hamagelarai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chingyan is a small Kurdish village located in , within the of the of Iraq. Situated at an elevation of around 1,250 m above sea level, it lies just a short distance from city… is situated 10 km northeast of Sharistayn.

Sharistayn

Latitude
35.58706° or 35° 35′ 13″ north
Longitude
45.52505° or 45° 31′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,063 metres (3,488 feet)
Open location code
8H77HGPG+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2488290832
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
91063
Wiki­data ID
Q61382230
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Sharistayn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شارستين”
  • Arabic: “شارستينة”
  • Central Kurdish: “شارستێنە”
  • French: “Sharistayn”
  • German: “Sharistayna”
  • Kurdish: “Sharistên”
  • Kurdish: “شارستێن”

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