Gird Can
Gird Can is a locality in Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate. Gird Can is situated nearby to the town Hajiawa, as well as near the locality Chwarquṟne.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.
Gird Can
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Gird Jān”, “Girdjān”, “Girjān”, “Grdjan”, “Jird Jān”, and “Kird Jān”
- Location: Ranya District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.20827° or 36° 12′ 30″ northLongitude
44.79315° or 44° 47′ 35″ eastElevation
536 metres (1,759 feet)Open location code
8H866Q5V+87GeoNames ID
96484
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Gird Can” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “گرجان”
- Kurdish: “Gird Can”
- Kurdish: “Gird Jan”
- Kurdish: “گرد جان”
Localities in the Area
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