‘Asyān
‘Asyān is a locality in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate. ‘Asyān is situated nearby to the village Essyan, as well as near the locality Ashkaftyān.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essyan and Bahadre.
Bahadre
Town
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Baadre (also written Ba'adra, Badra or Bathra, is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The town is located in the Nineveh Plains. Bahadre is situated 3½ km west of ‘Asyān.
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 5 km southeast of ‘Asyān.
‘Asyān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “‘Asyan”, “Esia”, and “Esian”
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.71664° or 36° 42′ 60″ northLongitude
43.29278° or 43° 17′ 34″ eastElevation
534 metres (1,752 feet)Open location code
8H85P78V+M4GeoNames ID
6999642
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“‘Asyān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عسيان”
- Kurdish: “‘Esyan”
- Kurdish: “Êsyan”
- Kurdish: “ئێسيان”
- Kurdish: “عەسيان”
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