Ain Sifni

Ain Sifni also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in the of the Nineveh Plains, within the of northern .
Wikipedia
  • Town with 11,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 512 metres (1,680 feet)
  • Description: Yazidi town in northern Iraq
  • Also known as
    “‘Ayn Sifnī”
    “Ain Sufni”
    “Ash Shaykhān”
    “Shekhan”
    “Shikhan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jirawanah and Essyan.

Locality
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Jerwan is a locality north of in the Nineveh Province of . is situated 5 km southeast of Ain Sifni.

Village
Photo: Farhad.y.k, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Ain Sifni.

Town
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Baadre is a town located in the of the , , . is situated 9 km northwest of Ain Sifni.

Ain Sifni

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Latitude
36.68859° or 36° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
43.34189° or 43° 20′ 31″ east
Open location code
8H85M8QR+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 964272084
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
98293
Wiki­data ID
Q4058903

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ain Sifni” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشيخان”
  • Arabic: “شيخان”
  • Arabic: “عين سفني”
  • Central Kurdish: “شێخان”
  • Chinese: “艾因錫夫尼”
  • Chinese: “艾因锡夫尼”
  • Dutch: “Ain Sifni”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عين سفنى”
  • French: “Ain Sifni”
  • German: “Ain Sifni”
  • German: “Shekhan”
  • Hungarian: “Ain Szifni”
  • Hungarian: “Ain Szufni”
  • Hungarian: “Ajn Szifni”
  • Hungarian: “Ajn Szufni”
  • Hungarian: “Sekán”
  • Kurdish: “‘Eyn Sifnî”
  • Kurdish: “Êsfinê”
  • Kurdish: “êsifnê”
  • Kurdish: “Îsifnê”
  • Kurdish: “Shêxan”
  • Kurdish: “ئيسفنێ”
  • Kurdish: “شێخان”
  • Kurdish: “عەين سفنى”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ain Sifni”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ain Sifni”
  • Norwegian: “Ain Sifni”
  • Persian: “عین سفنی”
  • Russian: “Айн-Сифни”
  • Spanish: “Ain Sifni”
  • Turkish: “Ayn Sifni”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shekhan Big Mosque and Public garden.

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