Mam Shivan
Mam Shivan is a cemetery in Simele District, Dohuk Governorate. Mam Shivan is situated nearby to the town Khanke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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 8 km northeast of Mam Shivan.
Mam Shivan
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Imāmshafāt”, “Māmshiwān”, “Māmshūn”, “Māmshuwān”, “Maqbarat al Māmshiwān”, and “مامشون”
- Category: burial
- Location: Simele District, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.80482° or 36° 48′ 17″ northLongitude
42.78041° or 42° 46′ 50″ eastElevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)Open location code
8H84RQ3J+W5GeoNames ID
385017
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Mam Shivan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “امامشفات”
- Arabic: “مامشوان”
- Kurdish: “Mam Shivan”
- Kurdish: “مام شڤان”
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