Topawa

Topawa is a village in , . Topawa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Kanaw.

Reservoir
Genaw Pond is a pond in , within , in the Kurdistan Region of . It is located approximately 50 km from the center of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raniya and Sangasar.

Photo: Shairania, Public domain.
is a town of 258,000 people in of , surrounded by mountains, rivers, and Lake Dukan. It is known as the “Intifada Gate”, because Rania was the starting point for the Kurdish uprising in northern Iraq against the regime of Saddam Hussein on March 5, 1991.

Town
is a small market town in , around 110 km East of and 120 km North of . in the late 1980s, Saddam Hussein forcibly displaced the inhabitants of the town as part of a plan to evict Kurdish people from the Eastern border with Iran. is situated 8 km east of Topawa.

Topawa

Latitude
36.21786° or 36° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
44.92403° or 44° 55′ 27″ east
Open location code
8H866W9F+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11346301201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q61388861
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Central Kurdish—“Topawa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “توباوا”
  • Central Kurdish: “تۆپاوا”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Topawa”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hanjeera and Bosken.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Topawa Msoque and هەنجیرەی ڕەمک.

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