Kys
Kys is a locality in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate and has about 10,000 residents. Kys is situated nearby to the village Shifshirin, as well as near the locality Dūshīvān.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain Sifni and Dostqatil.
Ain Sifni
Town
Ain Sifni also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Shekhan District in the Nineveh Plains. Ain Sifni is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. Ain Sifni is situated 7 km northeast of Kys.
Dostqatil
Village
Dashqotan is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there is a church of the Virgin Mary of the Ancient Church of the East. Dostqatil is situated 8 km west of Kys.
Jirawanah
Locality
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous aqueduct crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. Jirawanah is situated 9 km northeast of Kys.
Kys
- Type: Locality with 10,000 residents
- Also known as: “Kays Qal‘ah”, “Kays Qal’ah”, and “Kis Qala‘a”
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.63011° or 36° 37′ 48″ northLongitude
43.30378° or 43° 18′ 14″ eastPopulation
10,000Elevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)Open location code
8H85J8J3+2GGeoNames ID
6999619
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Kys” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيس قلعة”
- Kurdish: “Kîs Qeła”
- Kurdish: “Kîs Qelê”
- Kurdish: “كيس قەلێ”
- Kurdish: “كيس قەڵا”
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