Shorkan

Shorkan is a village in Sirvan Rural District, Nowsud District, , Kermanshah Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 353, in 101 families.
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,166 metres (3,825 feet)
  • Description: village in Iran
  • Also known as
    “Sharakan”
    “Shāreh Khān”
    “Sharekān”
    “Sheikha”
    “Shorakā”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nowdeshah and Vara.

Town
is a city in Nowsud District of , province, . is situated 3 km north of Shorkan.

Village
is a village in Howli Rural District, in the… is situated 4 km southeast of Shorkan.

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

Shorkan

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Latitude
35.1562° or 35° 9′ 22″ north
Longitude
46.262° or 46° 15′ 43″ east
Open location code
8H785746+FR
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Narvi and Hajij-e Kuchek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include میدان نوروز and هجیج دره.

Iran: Highlights

Notable places include Tehran and Isfahan.

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