Wistyan

Wistyan is a destroyed locality in Duhok District, Dohuk Governorate. Wistyan is situated nearby to the village Kani Qulan, as well as near the locality Basawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqosh.

Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.

Alqosh is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of Iraq, but controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan.

Type: Destroyed locality
Also known as: “Wastiyā”, “Wastyān”, and “Wstian”
Location: Duhok District, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.79857° or 36° 47′ 55″ north

Longitude

43.12094° or 43° 7′ 15″ east

Elevation

639 metres (2,096 feet)

Open location code

8H85Q4XC+C9

GeoNames ID

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