Perex

Perex is a locality in , and has an elevation of 814 metres. Perex is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharanish and Damlaca.

Village
Photo: Dilshad Beershad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in Dohuk Governorate in , . It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of . The village has two Chaldean Catholic churches, Mart Shmune and Mar Kiriakos. is situated 7 km southeast of Perex.

Village
also known as Beşiktaş is a village in the of in . The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 285 in 2023. It was burned by authorities in the early 1990s, during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict. is situated 8 km northwest of Perex.

Town
or Achem is one of the subdistricts of the in Dohuk Governorate in of . The town is 15 km northeast of . It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey. is situated 9 km south of Perex.

Perex

Latitude
37.27665° or 37° 16′ 36″ north
Longitude
42.78737° or 42° 47′ 15″ east
Elevation
814 metres (2,671 feet)
Open location code
8H947QGP+MW
Geo­Names ID
92806
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Perex” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “پراخ”
  • Kurdish: “Perex”
  • Kurdish: “Piragh”
  • Kurdish: “پراغ”
  • Kurdish: “پەرەخ”

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