Kūsah
Kūsah is a locality in Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate. Kūsah is situated nearby to the locality Koste-î Ban, as well as near Kawstay Jam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jalal Talabani International Airport and Kunara.
Jalal Talabani International Airport
Aerodrome
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Jalal Talabani International Airport, formerly known as Sulaymaniyah International Airport is 14 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Jalal Talabani International Airport is situated 3½ km west of Kūsah.
Kunara
Archaeological site
Photo: Neuroforever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tell Kunara is an ancient Near East archaeological site about 10 kilometers southwest of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It lies on the Tanjaro River. The site was occupied from the Chalcolithic period to the early second millennium BC. Kunara is situated 3½ km south of Kūsah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sulemania.
Sulemania
Photo: Nawa Mukerji, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Kūsah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kusa” and “Kusah”
- Location: Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.55° or 35° 33′ northLongitude
45.35° or 45° 21′ eastElevation
735 metres (2,411 feet)Open location code
8H77G8XX+XXGeoNames ID
94086
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