Qirkah
Qirkah is a locality in Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate and has an elevation of 934 metres. Qirkah is situated nearby to the locality Jāykhānah, as well as near the area Minţaqat Saywān.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sulemania.
Sulemania
Sulemania was founded in 1784 by Ibrahim Pasha Baban, a Kurdish prince, to be the capital of his principality. Since then it has been Iraqi Kurdistan’s cultural capital and home to philosophers, poets and writers.Qirkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qirga” and “Qrga”
- Location: Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.53449° or 35° 32′ 4″ north
Longitude
45.48074° or 45° 28′ 51″ east
Elevation
934 metres (3,064 feet)
Open location code
8H77GFMJ+Q7
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Qirkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قركة”
- Kurdish: “Qiṟge”
- Kurdish: “قڕگە”
Localities in the Area
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