Khiḑr Ilyās
Khiḑr Ilyās is a shrine in Tel Afar District, Nineveh Governorate. Khiḑr Ilyās is situated nearby to the locality Matar Faruq al Askari.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Taya.
Tell Taya
Archaeological site
Tell Taya is an archaeological site at a tell in Nineveh Province. It was occupied from the third to the first millennia BC. Tell Taya lies about 20 kilometres southwest of Mosul and Nineveh. Tell Taya is situated 4 km east of Khiḑr Ilyās.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tal Afar and Matar Faruq al Askari.
Tal Afar
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Tal Afar is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located 63 km west of Mosul, 52 km east of Sinjar and 200 km northwest of Kirkuk. Its local inhabitants are exclusively Turkmen.
Matar Faruq al Askari
Locality
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Tal Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base near Tal Afar in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. Tal Afar Air Base was a primary air base for the Iraqi Air Force. Matar Faruq al Askari is situated 7 km southwest of Khiḑr Ilyās.
Khiḑr Ilyās
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Khdr Alias” and “Khidr Ilyas”
- Category: religion
- Location: Tel Afar District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.33696° or 36° 20′ 13″ northLongitude
42.44953° or 42° 26′ 58″ eastElevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Open location code
8H848CPX+QRGeoNames ID
6786594
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Khiḑr Ilyās” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خضر الياس”
- Kurdish: “Xdr Elîas”
- Kurdish: “خدر ئەلياس”
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