Iraq
Nineveh Governorate
Shekhan District

Piran Sheikhan

Piran Sheikhan is a village in , . Piran Sheikhan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jirawanah and Ain Sifni.

Locality
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Jerwan is a locality north of in the Nineveh Province of . The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. is situated 5 km west of Piran Sheikhan.

Town
also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in , . It is located in the in the Nineveh Plains. is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. is situated 10 km west of Piran Sheikhan.

Piran Sheikhan

Latitude
36.67933° or 36° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
43.45055° or 43° 27′ 2″ east
Open location code
8H85MFH2+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12137141228
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Piran Sheikhan” goes by many names.

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