Shorkan

Shorkan is a village in Sirvan Rural District, Nowsud District, Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 353, in 101 families.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Iran
  • Also known as: “Sharakan”, “Shareh Khan”, “Shāreh Khān”, “Sharekan”, “Sharekān”, “Sheikha”, “Shoraka”, and “Shorakā”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nowdeshah and Vara.

Town
is a city in Nowsud District of Paveh County, province, . The city is famous for kllash, a type of footwear made with natural fabrics, such as cow skin, cotton, etc. is situated 3 km north of Shorkan.

Village
is a village in Howli Rural District, in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 290, in 80 families. is situated 4 km southeast of Shorkan.

Town
Photo: Ali Esfandiari, Public domain.
is a city in, and the capital of, District of Paveh County, province, . is situated 5 km west of Shorkan.

Shorkan

Latitude
35.1562° or 35° 9′ 22″ north
Longitude
46.262° or 46° 15′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,166 metres (3,825 feet)
Open location code
8H785746+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3526214286
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
115417
Wiki­data ID
Q5779937
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Shorkan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shorkān”
  • Central Kurdish: “شەڕەکان، پاوە”
  • Chechen: “Шоркан”
  • Chinese: “Shorkan”
  • Dutch: “Shorkan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shorkan”
  • Persian: “شرکان”
  • Swedish: “Shorkān”
  • Urdu: “شرکان”

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