Harir

Harir is a town and sub-district in in , . The town is located in the Shaqlawa District. The town is known for its proximity to the Harir Air Base. In the town, there was a church of Mar Yohanna.
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  • Type: Town with 22,000 residents
  • Description: town and a sub-district located in the district of Shaqlawa, Hawler, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Dayrah Ḩarīr”, “Ḩarir”, “Ḩarīr”, “Harir, Iraq”, “ديره حرير”, “هریر”, and “هەریر”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Harir rock-relief.

Archaeological site
Photo: Neuroforever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khalifan and Banoka.

Town
, is a town and sub-district located in Erbil… is situated 8 km northeast of Harir.

Village
Photo: Sarchia Banokay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located in 's Erbil Province. is situated 9 km north of Harir.

Harir

Latitude
36.55184° or 36° 33′ 7″ north
Longitude
44.35409° or 44° 21′ 15″ east
Population
22,000
Elevation
699 metres (2,293 feet)
Open location code
8H86H923+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5167213053
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
96046
Wiki­data ID
Q4122022
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Harir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حرير”
  • Arabic: “ناحية حرير”
  • Asturian: “Harir”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھەریر”
  • Dutch: “Harir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ناحية حرير”
  • German: “Harir”
  • Japanese: “ハリル”
  • Kurdish: “Herîr, Hewlêr”
  • Kurdish: “Herîr”
  • Kurdish: “Ḧerîr”
  • Kurdish: “حەرير”
  • Kurdish: “ھەرير”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harir i Irak”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܗܪܝܪ”
  • Persian: “ناحیه حریر”
  • Polish: “Harir”
  • Russian: “Харир”
  • Turkish: “Harir”

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