Arrapha

Arrapha or Arrapkha was an ancient Near Eastern city or kingdom in what today is northeastern , speculated to be located at . In 1948, Arrapha became the name of the residential area in Kirkuk which was built by the North Oil Company as a settlement for its workers.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 330 metres (1,080 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Arripha”
    “Maḩallat ‘Urfah”

Places of Interest

Discover Kirkuk International Airport and Synagogue and shrine Prophet Daniel.
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Aerodrome
is an airport located in , .
Synagogue
The Mosque of the Prophet Daniel is a mosque located in the Kirkuk Citadel of .
4 km east of Arrapha
4 km east of Arrapha

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkuk.
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Latitude
35.48182° or 35° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
44.35649° or 44° 21′ 23″ east
Open location code
8H76F9J4+PH
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Arrapha” goes by many names.
አራፕኻAmharic
عرفةArabic
عرفة، العراقArabic
محلة عرفةArabic
AraphaBasque
ArraphaCatalan
ئارەپخاCentral Kurdish
ئەرەپخاCentral Kurdish
عەرەفەCentral Kurdish
阿拉普哈Chinese
ArraphaDutch
ΆρραφαGreek
ארפחהHebrew
עראפהHebrew
ArraphaItalian
アーラパJapanese
アラプハJapanese
アラプハ王国Japanese
아라파Korean
AraphaLithuanian
ArraphaNorwegian
ArraphaNorwegian Bokmål
آرافاPersian
ArraphaPolish
АррапхаRussian
ArraphaSlovenian
ArraphaTurkish
АррапхаUkrainian

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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