Nūrān
Nūrān is a locality in Tel Keppe District, Nineveh. Nūrān is situated nearby to the locality Dayr, as well as near Birmah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dur-Sharrukin.
Dur-Sharrukin
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Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul. Dur-Sharrukin is situated 3½ km south of Nūrān.
Nūrān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “‘Ayn Nūrān” and “Nuran”
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.53949° or 36° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
43.23761° or 43° 14′ 15″ eastElevation
348 metres (1,142 feet)Open location code
8H85G6QQ+Q2GeoNames ID
445605
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Nūrān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Nūrān”
- Arabic: “نوران”
- Kurdish: “Turan”
- Kurdish: “توران”
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