Bekan

Bekan is a village in , Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is between and on the L1501 local road which connects the N60 and R323 roads.
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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.

Town
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is a town in , Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking to and . is situated 6 km east of Bekan.

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is a village in 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

Latitude
53.75796° or 53° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
-8.85085° or 8° 51′ 3″ west
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
9C5HQ45X+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4656438425
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2966253
Wiki­data ID
Q1946559
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Bekan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bekan”
  • Dutch: “Bekan”
  • Georgian: “ბეკანი”
  • Irish: “Béacán”
  • Russian: “Бекан”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Béacán”
  • Urdu: “بیکن، کاؤنٹی میو”

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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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