Qaryat Mīrkah
Qaryat Mīrkah is a locality in Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate. Qaryat Mīrkah is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Maghārah, as well as near the village Birbanak.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Maqlub.
Mount Maqlub
Hill
Mount Alfaf, also known as Mount Maqlub, is a mountain in the Nineveh Plains region in northern Iraq. The mountain lies 30 km to the northeast of Mosul and some 15 km from Bartella. Mount Maqlub is situated 3½ km north of Qaryat Mīrkah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bashiqa and Bahzani.
Bashiqa
Town
Bashiqa is a town situated at the heart of the Nineveh plain, between Mosul and Sheikhan, on the edges of Mount Maqlub. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Yazidis. Bashiqa is situated 9 km southwest of Qaryat Mīrkah.
Bahzani
Village
Bahzani, literally from the Syriac words meaning "house of treasure," is a town located in the Al-Hamdaniya District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Bahzani is situated 9 km west of Qaryat Mīrkah.
Qaryat Mīrkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat Mirkah”
- Location: Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.48319° or 36° 28′ 60″ northLongitude
43.43782° or 43° 26′ 16″ eastElevation
552 metres (1,811 feet)Open location code
8H85FCMQ+74GeoNames ID
6860805
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Mīrkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية ميركة”
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