Bawe

Bawe is a locality in Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate and has an elevation of 924 metres. Bawe is situated nearby to the locality Xoshken, as well as near the abandoned locality Leshkirya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shanidar Cave and Piran.

Village

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 8 km southwest of Bawe.

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 8 km north of Bawe.

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Bawa”, “Bāwa”, and “Bāwah”
Location: Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.83344° or 36° 50′ 0″ north

Longitude

44.32918° or 44° 19′ 45″ east

Elevation

924 metres (3,031 feet)

Open location code

8H86R8MH+9M

GeoNames ID

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