Shekhan District
The Shekhan District is a district in the Nineveh Governorate with its administrative centre at Ain Sifni. The district is disputed between Duhok Governorate and Nineveh Governorate, therefore it is one of the disputed territories of northern Iraq.
- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 470 metres (1,550 feet)
- Description: district in Iraq
- Also known as“Ash Shīkhān Qadhā’”“En Sifne”“Qaḑā’ ash Shaykhān”“Shaikhān Qadhā’”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain Sifni and Jirawanah.
Shekhan District
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
36.6969° or 36° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
43.3531° or 43° 21′ 11″ east
Open location code
8H85M9W3+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Shekhan District” goes by many names.
الشيخانArabic
الشيخان (منطقه)Arabic
عين سفنيArabic
قضاء الشيخانArabic
Şeyxan qəzasıAzerbaijani
Shekhan DistrictCebuano
قەزای شێخانCentral Kurdish
捨琨县Chinese
舍琨县Chinese
舍琨縣Chinese
Shekhan districtDutch
الشيخانEgyptian Arabic
الشيخان (قضاء)Egyptian Arabic
êsifnêKurdish
ŞêxanKurdish
ShekhanNorwegian
ShekhanNorwegian Bokmål
Shekhan-distriktetNorwegian Nynorsk
شهرستان شیخانPersian
Айн-СифниRussian
ShekhanSwedish
ŞeyhanTurkish
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as سەروکانی and Sarukani.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover مدیریه جنسیه شیخان and مركز صحي الشيخان.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
