Balkha Upper
Balkha Upper is a village in Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Balkha Upper is situated nearby to the village Balkha Lower, as well as near Jawri.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tawella and Byara.
Tawella
Town
Photo: Diyar Mohammed Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tawella; is a small town in Halabja Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq about 34 km east of Halabja. It is the home of the Sheikhs of Tavil. Tawella is situated 3½ km east of Balkha Upper.
Byara
Town
Photo: Kurdistantolive, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byara is a town located in the Halabja Governorate of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. It is the main town of Byara District. Byara is situated 4½ km northwest of Balkha Upper.
Nowsud
Town
Photo: Ali Esfandiari, Public domain.
Nowsud is a city in, and the capital of, Nowsud District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Nowsud is situated 7 km southeast of Balkha Upper.
Balkha Upper
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “بەڵخەی سەروو”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sulemania Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.1996° or 35° 11′ 59″ northLongitude
46.15009° or 46° 9′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8H7855X2+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7369636198OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q5987419
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Balkha Upper” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلخة العلیا”
- Central Kurdish: “بەڵخە”
- Kurdish: “Bellxeya Jorîn”
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