Barbūr ‘Ulyā
Barbūr ‘Ulyā is an abandoned locality in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate and has an elevation of 874 metres. Barbūr ‘Ulyā is situated nearby to the locality Shaykh Adī, as well as near Dayrkī.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lalish and Bahadre.
Lalish
Photo: Lamacchiacosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lalish is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith.
Bahadre
Town
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Baadre (also written Ba'adra, Badra or Bathra, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The town is located in the Nineveh Plains. Bahadre is situated 7 km south of Barbūr ‘Ulyā.
Essyan
Village
Photo: Farhad.y.k, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Essyan is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Barbūr ‘Ulyā.
Barbūr ‘Ulyā
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Barbur”, “Barbur ‘Ulya”, and “Barbūr-ē Zhōrī”
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.78152° or 36° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
43.2807° or 43° 16′ 51″ eastElevation
874 metres (2,867 feet)Open location code
8H85Q7JJ+J7GeoNames ID
445474
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Barbūr ‘Ulyā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بربور عليا”
- Kurdish: “Berbur”
- Kurdish: “بەربور”
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