Darkar

Darkar or Darkar Achem is one of the subdistricts of the in Dohuk Governorate in of . The town is 15 km northeast of . It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey.
  • Town
  • …lies at an elevation of 651 metres (2,136 feet)
  • Description: Wikimedia list article
  • Also known as
    “Darkār ‘Ajam”
    “Darkār, Darkar”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharanish.
is a village in Dohuk Governorate in , . is situated 4½ km northeast of Darkar.

Darkar

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Latitude
37.19865° or 37° 11′ 55″ north
Longitude
42.82254° or 42° 49′ 21″ east
Open location code
8H945RXF+F2
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Darkar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دركار عجم”
  • Arabic: “دركار”
  • Central Kurdish: “دەرکار عەجەم”
  • Central Kurdish: “دەرکار”
  • French: “Darkar”
  • German: “Darkar”
  • German: “Derkar Adscham”
  • German: “Derkar Ajam”
  • Kurdish: “Derkar Ecem”
  • Kurdish: “Derkar”
  • Kurdish: “دەركار”
  • Persian: “درکار (دهوک)”
  • Persian: “درکار”
  • Turkish: “Darkar”
  • Uzbek: “Darkar”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include رێڤەبەرییا چاندنا دەرکارێ and Darkar health care centre.

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