Khannis
Khannis is a village in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate. Khannis is situated nearby to the village Bavian, as well as near Galike.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koxie and Jirawanah.
Koxie
Village
Koxhie is a mountainous village in Nineveh Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, within the Shikhan District. Koxie is situated 3½ km northeast of Khannis.
Jirawanah
Locality
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous aqueduct crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. Jirawanah is situated 10 km south of Khannis.
Ain Sifni
Town
Ain Sifni also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Shekhan District in the Nineveh Plains. Ain Sifni is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. Ain Sifni is situated 10 km southwest of Khannis.
Khannis
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Ḩanīs”, “Hinnis”, “Khanis”, “Khenis”, “Khinis”, and “Khinnis”
- Category: locality
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.75486° or 36° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
43.41151° or 43° 24′ 42″ eastElevation
483 metres (1,585 feet)Open location code
8H85QC36+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2488236166OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
95805
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Khannis” goes by many names.
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