Bīstray
Bīstray is a locality in Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate and has an elevation of 1,357 metres. Bīstray is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Leshkirya, as well as near the locality Mîwkê.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piran and Shanidar Cave.
Piran
Town
Piran is a small town located in the northern part of Erbil Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It lies 22 km from Mergasor. Piran is situated 6 km northeast of Bīstray.
Shanidar Cave
Village
Photo: JosephV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shanidar Cave is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the Zagros Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Shanidar Cave is situated 9 km southwest of Bīstray.
Bīstray
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Bestri”, “Bēstrī”, “Bistray”, and “Bitry”
- Location: Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.86291° or 36° 51′ 47″ northLongitude
44.31475° or 44° 18′ 53″ eastElevation
1,357 metres (4,452 feet)Open location code
8H86V877+5WGeoNames ID
391057
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Bīstray” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيستري”
- Kurdish: “Bîstṟê”
- Kurdish: “Bîtrî”
- Kurdish: “بيترى”
- Kurdish: “بيستڕێ”
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Localities in the Area
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