Shêxan

Shêxan is an abandoned locality in , . Shêxan is situated near the locality , as well as near .
  • Abandoned locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 590 metres (1,940 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Dār Shaykh Aḩmad al Bārzānī”
    “Shaykh Aḩmad Bārzān”
    “Shaykhān”
    “Sheikhan”
    “دار شيخ احمد البارزاني”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Az Zibar and Barzan.
Village
, also known as Ble, is a small town on the…
3½ km southwest of Shêxan
is a Kurdish village situated on the northern…
6 km northwest of Shêxan
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Latitude
36.89366° or 36° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
44.0832° or 44° 4′ 60″ east
Open location code
8H86V3VM+F7
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Shêxan” goes by many names.
شيخ احمد بارزانArabic
شيخانArabic
ShêxanKurdish
شێخانKurdish

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