Bīrān
Bīrān is a locality in Pshdar District, Sulemania Governorate and has an elevation of 877 metres. Bīrān is situated nearby to the locality Jalik, as well as near the abandoned locality Qeła-î Mistefa.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.
Bīrān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Biran” and “Piranan”
- Location: Pshdar District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.31784° or 36° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
44.86875° or 44° 52′ 8″ eastElevation
877 metres (2,877 feet)Open location code
8H868V99+4GGeoNames ID
97738
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Bīrān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Bāzān”
- Arabic: “Bīrān”
- Arabic: “بيران”
- Kurdish: “Peeran”
- Kurdish: “Pîran”
- Kurdish: “Pîrenan”
- Kurdish: “پيران”
- Kurdish: “پيرەنان”
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