Būskīn

Būskīn is a locality in , . Būskīn is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Kanaw.

Reservoir
Genaw Pond is a pond in , within , in the Kurdistan Region of . It is located approximately 50 km from the center of . is situated 3 km southeast of Būskīn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raniya and Sangasar.

Photo: Shairania, Public domain.
is a town of 258,000 people in of , 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.

Town
is a small market town in , around 110 km East of and 120 km North of . in the late 1980s, Saddam Hussein forcibly displaced the inhabitants of the town as part of a plan to evict Kurdish people from the Eastern border with Iran. is situated 8 km east of Būskīn.

Būskīn

Latitude
36.23217° or 36° 13′ 56″ north
Longitude
44.916° or 44° 54′ 58″ east
Elevation
526 metres (1,726 feet)
Open location code
8H866WJ8+V9
Geo­Names ID
97574
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Būskīn” goes by many names.
  • Kurdish: “Bosken”
  • Kurdish: “Boskên”
  • Kurdish: “بۆسكێن”

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Notable Places Nearby

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