Gwer
Gwer is a town in Makhmūr District, Erbil Governorate. Gwer is situated near the locality Bir Naft al Kuwir, as well as near the village Kapran.- Type: Town
- Also known as: “كوير”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Makhmūr District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.04586° or 36° 2′ 45″ north
Longitude
43.49788° or 43° 29′ 52″ east
Elevation
204 metres (669 feet)
Open location code
8H852FWX+85
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Gwer” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكوير”
- Central Kurdish: “گوێڕ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكوير”
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