Iraq
Nineveh
Shekhan District

Jarāwanah

Jarāwanah is a locality in , . Jarāwanah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the abandoned locality .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jirawanah and Ain Sifni.

Locality
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Jerwan is a locality north of in the Nineveh Province of . The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement.

Town
also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in , . It is located in the in the Nineveh Plains. is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. is situated 5 km west of Jarāwanah.

Jarāwanah

Latitude
36.67228° or 36° 40′ 20″ north
Longitude
43.39462° or 43° 23′ 41″ east
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Open location code
8H85M9CV+WR
Geo­Names ID
95223
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Jarāwanah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جراونة”
  • Kurdish: “Cerwane”
  • Kurdish: “Cirwane”
  • Kurdish: “جروانە”
  • Kurdish: “جەروانە”

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