Bekan
Bekan is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is between Ballyhaunis and Knock on the L1501 local road which connects the N60 and R323 roads.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Bekan, County Mayo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyhaunis and Knock.
Ballyhaunis
Town
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Ballyhaunis is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. Ballyhaunis is situated 6 km east of Bekan.
Knock
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Knock is a village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland which has a Marian pilgrimage shrine and is near the regional airport. In Irish Cnoc means "hill", a very common placename, so this one is Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of the Virgin Mary".
Bekan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75796° or 53° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.85085° or 8° 51′ 3″ westElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
9C5HQ45X+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4656438425OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Bekan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bekan”
- Dutch: “Bekan”
- Georgian: “ბეკანი”
- Irish: “Béacán”
- Russian: “Бекан”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Béacán”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loughagormadeen and Dermot & Grania’s Bed.
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