Shafkah
Shafkah is a locality in Shekhan District, Nineveh. Shafkah is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Jiftah, as well as near the village Darbasta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jirawanah and Koxie.
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 8 km west of Shafkah.
Koxie
Village
Koxhie is a mountainous village in Nineveh Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, within the Shikhan District. Koxie is situated 10 km north of Shafkah.
Shafkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Shifka”
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.69608° or 36° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
43.47615° or 43° 28′ 34″ eastElevation
418 metres (1,371 feet)Open location code
8H85MFWG+CFGeoNames ID
6999631
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Shafkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شفكة”
- Kurdish: “Shefke”
- Kurdish: “شەفكە”
Localities in the Area
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