Bizān

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rabban Hormizd Monastery.

Church
Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an important convent to the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded about 640 AD by the Church of the East, carved out in the mountains about 2 miles from , , 28 miles north of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqosh and Sharafiyah.

Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of , but controlled by .

Village
Photo: Atoraya, Public domain.
Sharafiya is a village in the Nineveh Plains of northern , a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 40 km northwest of the city of and is on the main road that connects to , which it is only 5 kilometers south of. is situated 6 km southwest of Bizān.

Bizān

Latitude
36.7375° or 36° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
43.12972° or 43° 7′ 47″ east
Elevation
569 metres (1,867 feet)
Open location code
8H85P4PH+XV
Geo­Names ID
97802
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Bizān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بزان”
  • Kurdish: “Bizan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alqosh Mountain and Chiyā-i Dūdarash.

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