Iraq
Nineveh
Shekhan District

Salkah

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

Nearby places include Koxie and Jirawanah.

Village
or Kokhie is a mountain village near in southern . It has been bombed and destroyed by the previous Iraqi regimes. is situated 4 km north of Salkah.

Locality
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Jerwan is a locality north of in the Nineveh Province of . The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. is situated 9 km southwest of Salkah.

Salkah

Latitude
36.74446° or 36° 44′ 40″ north
Longitude
43.44011° or 43° 26′ 24″ east
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
8H85PCVR+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2488236412
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6999634
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Salkah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سلكة”
  • French: “Salkah”
  • German: “Salkah”
  • Kurdish: “Slke”
  • Kurdish: “سلكە”

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