Surke
Surke is a locality in Simele District, Dohuk Governorate. Surke is situated nearby to the locality Al Qāhirah, as well as near Rubeydiye.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khanke and Simele.
Khanke
Town
Khanke is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. 20 kilometres southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis. Khanke is situated 4½ km southwest of Surke.
Simele
Town
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Simele or Semel is a town located in the Dohuk province of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The town is on the main road that connects the Kurdistan Region to its neighbor Turkey. It is 14 km west of Dohuk. The town had a population of 71,557 in July 2018. Simele is situated 6 km north of Surke.
Surke
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hūrkah”, “Surka”, “Sūrka”, “Sūrkah”, and “هوركه”
- Location: Simele District, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.80769° or 36° 48′ 28″ northLongitude
42.82626° or 42° 49′ 35″ eastElevation
384 metres (1,260 feet)Open location code
8H84RR5G+3GGeoNames ID
384955
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Surke” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوركه”
- Kurdish: “Surke”
- Kurdish: “سوركە”
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