Baranan
Baranan is an abandoned locality in Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate and has an elevation of 948 metres. Baranan is situated nearby to the locality Bārawī Kawrah, as well as near Dār Barūlah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hazar merd Cave.
Hazar merd Cave
Cave
Photo: Neuroforever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hazar Merd is a group of Paleolithic cave sites excavated by Dorothy Garrod in 1928. The caves are located southwest of Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Hazar merd Cave is situated 3 km southeast of Baranan.
Baranan
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Baranān” and “Barānān”
- Location: Sulaymaniyah District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.50768° or 35° 30′ 28″ northLongitude
45.28131° or 45° 16′ 53″ eastElevation
948 metres (3,110 feet)Open location code
8H77G75J+3GGeoNames ID
97977
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Baranan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برنان”
- Kurdish: “Baranan”
- Kurdish: “Beranan”
- Kurdish: “بارانان”
- Kurdish: “بەرانان”
Localities in the Area
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