Alkah
Alkah is a locality in Akre, Nineveh Governorate. Alkah is situated nearby to the locality Darbotk, as well as near Pîresał.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Az Zibar and Shanidar Cave.
Az Zibar
Village
Az Zibar is a small town on the Great Zab in the mountains of the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The Shanidar Cave is located 14 kilometres to the southeast. Az Zibar is situated 8 km northwest of Alkah.
Shanidar Cave
Village
Photo: JosephV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the Zagros Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Shanidar Cave is situated 10 km east of Alkah.
Alkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Alkā”, “Elka”, and “الكا”
- Location: Akre, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.82958° or 36° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
44.13996° or 44° 8′ 24″ eastElevation
485 metres (1,591 feet)Open location code
8H86R4HQ+RXGeoNames ID
99183
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Alkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكه”
- Kurdish: “Alka”
- Kurdish: “Elke”
- Kurdish: “ئالكا”
- Kurdish: “ئەلكە”
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