Birkah
Birkah is a locality in Akre, Nineveh Governorate. Birkah is situated nearby to the locality Kharjāwah, as well as near Xatunawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akre.
Akre
Town
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akre is a city located in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is disputed by the Nineveh Governorate and the Duhok Governorate which both partially claim it. Akre is known for its celebrations of Newroz. Akre is situated 9 km north of Birkah.
Birkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Barak” and “Brka”
- Location: Akre, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.65172° or 36° 39′ 6″ northLongitude
43.87403° or 43° 52′ 27″ eastElevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)Open location code
8H85MV2F+MJGeoNames ID
6982977
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Birkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركه”
- Kurdish: “Berak”
- Kurdish: “Beṟak”
- Kurdish: “Birke”
- Kurdish: “بركە”
- Kurdish: “بەراك”
- Kurdish: “بەڕاك”
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Localities in the Area
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