Sheykh Makan
Sheykh Makan is a village in Aramu Rural District, in the Central District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 800, in 154 families. The village is populated by Kurds.Photo: Aminoroayayi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 712 residents
- Description: village in Darreh Shahr County, Iran
- Also known as: “Qal‘eh-ye Sheykh Mākhūn”, “Shaikh Mākūn”, and “Sheykh Mākhūn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolahjub-e Olya and Jahangirabad.
Kolahjub-e Olya
Village
Kolahjub-e Olya is a village in Aramu Rural District, in the Central District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 788, in 150 families. The village is populated by Kurds and Lurs. Kolahjub-e Olya is situated 3 km north of Sheykh Makan.
Jahangirabad
Village
Jahangirabad is a village in Zarrin Dasht Rural District, in the Central District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 533, in 105 families. The village is populated by Kurds. Jahangirabad is situated 4 km northwest of Sheykh Makan.
Abbasabad, Darreh Shahr
Village
Abbasabad is a village in Zarrindasht Rural District of the Central District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam province, Iran. Abbasabad, Darreh Shahr is situated 4½ km west of Sheykh Makan.
Sheykh Makan
- Category: locality
- Location: Ilam Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.1002° or 33° 6′ 1″ northLongitude
47.40375° or 47° 24′ 14″ eastPopulation
712Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)Open location code
8H594C23+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3291457211OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
115127Wikidata ID
Q5840510
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Sheykh Makan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شيخ مكان”
- Cebuano: “Sheykh Makān”
- Chinese: “Sheykh Makan”
- Dutch: “Sheykh Makan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شيخ مكان”
- Malay: “Sheykh Makan”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sheykh Makan”
- Persian: “شیخ مکان”
- Swedish: “Sheykh Makān”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pur Ashraf Sheykh Makan Castle and Purashraf Castle.
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