Iraq
Nineveh Governorate
Shekhan District

Dūshīvān

Dūshīvān is a locality in , . Dūshīvān is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ain Sifni and Essyan.

Town
also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in , . It is located in the in the Nineveh Plains. is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. is situated 4½ km northeast of Dūshīvān.

Village
Photo: Farhad.y.k, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Dūshīvān.

Village
Dashqotan is a village in , . 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. is situated 8 km west of Dūshīvān.

Dūshīvān

Latitude
36.66094° or 36° 39′ 39″ north
Longitude
43.30164° or 43° 18′ 6″ east
Elevation
410 metres (1,345 feet)
Open location code
8H85M862+9M
Geo­Names ID
6999628
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Dūshīvān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دوشيڤان”
  • Kurdish: “Dushîvan”
  • Kurdish: “Dûshîvan”
  • Kurdish: “دووشيڤان”

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