Qerechetan
Qerechetan is a locality in Dokan District, Sulemania Governorate and has an elevation of 967 metres. Qerechetan is situated nearby to the village Birany Kani Qaz, as well as near the locality Mujamma‘ Bīrah Makrūn al ‘Aşrī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qarachatan and Piramagroon.
Qarachatan
Village
Qarachatan is a Kurdish village located at the foot of Mount Piramagrun in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Qarachatan is renowned for its archaeological significance, particularly the Rabana-Merquly site, a major regional center of the Parthian Empire.
Piramagroon
Town
Photo: Hamagelarai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piramagroon is a town, which is situated 5 km west of Qerechetan.
Qerechetan
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qarachatan”, “Qarachatān”, “Qarah Chītān”, and “Qarah Jatān”
- Location: Dokan District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.74592° or 35° 44′ 45″ northLongitude
45.19424° or 45° 11′ 39″ eastElevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)Open location code
8H77P5WV+9MGeoNames ID
92440
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Qerechetan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرة جتان”
- Kurdish: “Qerechetan”
- Kurdish: “قەرەچەتان”
Localities in the Area
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