Kunese
Kunese is a locality in Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate. Kunese is situated nearby to the village Sayda Faqirah, as well as near the locality Seydawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raniya.
Raniya
Photo: Shairania, Public domain.
Raniya is a town of 258,000 people in Sulemania Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan, surrounded by mountains, rivers, and Lake Dukan. It is known as the “Intifada Gate”, because Rania was the starting point for the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq against the regime of Saddam Hussein on March 5, 1991.
Kunese
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kūnah Sāk”, “Kūnah Şak”, “Kunasa”, and “Kunasak”
- Location: Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.26668° or 36° 16′ northLongitude
44.89115° or 44° 53′ 28″ eastElevation
613 metres (2,011 feet)Open location code
8H867V8R+MFGeoNames ID
94154
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Kunese” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كونة صك”
- Kurdish: “Kunase”
- Kurdish: “Kunese”
- Kurdish: “Kunesê”
- Kurdish: “كونەسە”
- Kurdish: “كونەسێ”
Localities in the Area
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