Derkar

Derkar is a locality in , and has an elevation of 984 metres. Derkar is situated nearby to the abandoned locality , as well as near the locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darkar and Sharanish.

Town
or Achem is one of the subdistricts of the in Dohuk Governorate in of . The town is 15 km northeast of . It has been the site of regular cross-border fighting with Turkey. is situated 4½ km south of Derkar.

Village
Photo: Dilshad Beershad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in Dohuk Governorate in , . It is located near the Iraq–Turkey border in the district of . The village has two Chaldean Catholic churches, Mart Shmune and Mar Kiriakos.

Derkar

Latitude
37.2372° or 37° 14′ 14″ north
Longitude
42.8096° or 42° 48′ 35″ east
Elevation
984 metres (3,228 feet)
Open location code
8H946RP5+VR
Geo­Names ID
11765823
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Derkar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دركار”
  • Kurdish: “Derkar”
  • Kurdish: “دەركار”

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