Shorsh
Shorsh is a town in Chamchamal District, Sulemania Governorate and has about 30,000 residents. Shorsh is situated nearby to the neighborhood باوە, as well as near قەرەهەنجیر.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamchamal.
Chamchamal
Town
Photo: Kamal.chamchamali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chamchamal is a town located in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is located close to the disputed territories of northern Iraq. Chamchamal is situated 3 km northwest of Shorsh.
Shorsh
- Type: Town with 30,000 residents
- Also known as: “Shurash” and “Shūrash”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Chamchamal District, Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.50741° or 35° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
44.84568° or 44° 50′ 45″ eastPopulation
30,000Elevation
686 metres (2,251 feet)Open location code
8H76GR4W+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7195151626OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
13631406Wikidata ID
Q65403613
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Shorsh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شورش”
- Central Kurdish: “شۆڕش، چەمچەماڵ”
- Kurdish: “Şoriş”
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