Iraqi Kurdistan
Dohuk Governorate
Duhok District

Basirah

Basirah is a village in , . Basirah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Nearby places include Dahuk and Zawita.

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is the capital of Duhok Governorate in , it is a Kurdish city with a population of approximately 250,000 inhabitants, consisting mostly of Kurds and Assyrians. The city is encircled by mountains along the Tigris River.

Town
is a town in the Dohuk Governorate, in . The name of the town is thought to come from the Syriac word for "corner."… is situated 9 km northeast of Basirah.

Basirah

Latitude
36.86363° or 36° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
43.06449° or 43° 3′ 52″ east
Elevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)
Open location code
8H85V377+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2480181830
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
445751
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Basirah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بسيرة”
  • French: “Basirah”
  • German: “Basirah”
  • Kurdish: “Bêsirê”
  • Kurdish: “Bêsrî”
  • Kurdish: “Bsîrê”
  • Kurdish: “بسيرێ”
  • Kurdish: “بێسرێ”

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