Jabal Dahkān

Jabal Dahkān is a mountain in Simele District, Dohuk Governorate and has an elevation of 759 metres. Jabal Dahkān is situated nearby to the locality Dūnkān, as well as near Rkava kavn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqosh.

Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.

Alqosh is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of Iraq, but controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan.

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 759 metres
Also known as: “Chiyā-i Dēkān” and “Jabal Dahkan”
Category: landform
Location: Simele District, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.75086° or 36° 45′ 3″ north

Longitude

42.99455° or 42° 59′ 40″ east

Elevation

759 metres (2,490 feet)

Open location code

8H84QX2V+8R

GeoNames ID

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