Der Celal
Der Celal is a locality in Zakho, Dohuk Governorate. Der Celal is situated nearby to the destroyed locality Gundik Celal, as well as near the farm village Mantūfah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darkar and Sharanish.
Darkar
Town
Darkar or Darkar Achem is one of the subdistricts of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The town is 15 km northeast of Zakho. It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey. Darkar is situated 6 km east of Der Celal.
Sharanish
Village
Photo: Dilshad Beershad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharanish is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of Zakho. The village has two Chaldean Catholic churches, Mart Shmune and Mar Kiriakos. Sharanish is situated 9 km east of Der Celal.
Zakho
Photo: Shexsindi77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zakho is a border town in Iraq. When traveling from Turkey into Iraq by car this is the main border crossing.
Der Celal
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Dar Jalal”, “Dār Jalāl”, “Jalal”, and “Jalāl”
- Location: Zakho, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.20581° or 37° 12′ 21″ northLongitude
42.75002° or 42° 45′ 0″ eastElevation
568 metres (1,864 feet)Open location code
8H946Q42+82GeoNames ID
390745
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Der Celal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار جلال”
- Kurdish: “Dar Celal”
- Kurdish: “Der Celal”
- Kurdish: “دار جەلال”
- Kurdish: “دەر جەلال”
Localities in the Area
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