Alqosh Mountain

Alqosh Mountain is a peak in , and has an elevation of 804 metres. Alqosh Mountain is situated nearby to the village , 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 7 km south of Alqosh Mountain.

Alqosh Mountain

Latitude
36.75385° or 36° 45′ 14″ north
Longitude
43.11946° or 43° 7′ 10″ east
Elevation
804 metres (2,638 feet)
Open location code
8H85Q439+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2480179022
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
98999
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Satellite Map

Discover Alqosh Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Alqosh Mountain” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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