Jabal Dayr

Jabal Dayr is a mountain in Zakho, Dohuk Governorate and has an elevation of 1,008 metres. Jabal Dayr is situated nearby to the destroyed locality Busel, as well as near Zaywikī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharanish and Darkar.

Sharanish

Village

Photo: Dilshad Beershad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sharanish is a village in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of Zakho. The village has two Chaldean Catholic churches, Mart Shmune and Mar Kiriakos. Sharanish is situated 5 km northwest of Jabal Dayr.

Darkar

Town

Darkar or Darkar Achem is one of the subdistricts of the Zakho District in Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The town is 15 km northeast of Zakho. It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey. Darkar is situated 7 km west of Jabal Dayr.

Jabal Dayr

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,008 metres
Category: landform
Location: Zakho, Dohuk Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

37.20807° or 37° 12′ 29″ north

Longitude

42.8968° or 42° 53′ 49″ east

Elevation

1,008 metres (3,307 feet)

Open location code

8H946V5W+6P

GeoNames ID

6998232

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Jabal Dayr” goes by many names.

Arabic: “جبل دير”
Kurdish: “Chiya-î Dêr”
Kurdish: “Shax-î Dêr”
Kurdish: “چياى دێر”
Kurdish: “شاخى دێر”

Localities in the Area

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