Shêxan
Shêxan is an abandoned locality in Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate. Shêxan is situated nearby to the locality Sarīshmah, as well as near Sareshma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barzan.
Barzan
Town
Barzan is a Kurdish village situated on the northern banks of the Great Zab River, in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Barzan is situated 6 km northwest of Shêxan.
Shêxan
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Dār Shaykh Aḩmad al Bārzānī”, “Shaykh Aḩmad Bārzān”, “Shaykhān”, “Sheikhan”, “Shexan”, and “دار شيخ احمد البارزاني”
- Location: Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.89366° or 36° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
44.0832° or 44° 4′ 60″ eastElevation
592 metres (1,942 feet)Open location code
8H86V3VM+F7GeoNames ID
446995
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Shêxan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شيخ احمد بارزان”
- Arabic: “شيخان”
- Kurdish: “Shêxan”
- Kurdish: “شێخان”
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