Bastāwah
Bastāwah is a locality in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate. Bastāwah is situated nearby to the locality Ālōka, as well as near the village Asas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atrush Field and Lalish.
Atrush Field
Town
Photo: Sophia Shane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atrush Field is a Jurassic fractured carbonate oilfield near Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan. It was discovered by the Consortium of General Exploration Partners. Atrush Field is situated 5 km east of Bastāwah.
Lalish
Photo: Lamacchiacosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lalish is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith.
Bastāwah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Bastawah”, “Bistāfā”, and “Bstawa”
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.85027° or 36° 51′ 1″ northLongitude
43.28336° or 43° 17′ 0″ eastElevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)Open location code
8H85V72M+48GeoNames ID
6999664
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Bastāwah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بسناوة”
- Kurdish: “Bestava”
- Kurdish: “Bistafa”
- Kurdish: “Bistawa”
- Kurdish: “بستافا”
- Kurdish: “بستاوا”
- Kurdish: “بەستاڤا”
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