Upper Shifka
Upper Shifka is a village in Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate. Upper Shifka is situated nearby to the village شیفکا سەرێ, as well as near Jfta.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jirawanah and Koxie.
Jirawanah
Locality
Photo: Leviclancy, CC0.
Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled. The site is famous for the ruins of an enormous aqueduct crossing the Khenis River, constructed of more than two million dressed stones and using stone arches and waterproof cement. Jirawanah is situated 8 km southwest of Upper Shifka.
Koxie
Village
Koxhie is a mountainous village in Nineveh Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, within the Shikhan District. Koxie is situated 8 km north of Upper Shifka.
Upper Shifka
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.71296° or 36° 42′ 47″ northLongitude
43.46279° or 43° 27′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8H85PF77+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 9530900370OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Upper Shifka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شیفکا العلیا”
- French: “Upper Shifka”
- German: “Upper Shifka”
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