Khanke

Khanke is a town located in the of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. 20 kilometres southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: Yazidi town in northern Iraq
  • Also known as: “Xankê”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simele.

Town
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Semel is a town located in the Dohuk province of in . The town is on the main road that connects the to its neighbor . It is 14 km west of Dohuk. The town had a population of 71,557 in July 2018. is situated 10 km northeast of Khanke.

Khanke

Latitude
36.78557° or 36° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude
42.78721° or 42° 47′ 14″ east
Open location code
8H84QQPP+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12421479393
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q59343218
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Khanke” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خانك”
  • Arabic: “خانکي”
  • Central Kurdish: “خانکێ”
  • French: “Khanke”
  • German: “Chanke”
  • German: “Khanke”
  • German: “Xankê”
  • Kurdish: “Xankê, Sêmêl”
  • Persian: “خانکه (عراق)”
  • Persian: “خانکه”
  • Turkish: “Hanki”
  • Uzbek: “Xanke”

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