Bīrān

Bīrān is a locality in , and has an elevation of 877 metres. Bīrān is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the abandoned locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raniya.

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.

Bīrān

Latitude
36.31784° or 36° 19′ 4″ north
Longitude
44.86875° or 44° 52′ 8″ east
Elevation
877 metres (2,877 feet)
Open location code
8H868V99+4G
Geo­Names ID
97738
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Satellite Map

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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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