Shaqlawa

Shaqlawa is a historic city and a hill station at the bottom of Safeen mountain in the Erbil Governorate in the of . The city is known for its waterfalls, trees, and greenery.
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  • Type: Town with 26,300 residents
  • Description: city in Iraq
  • Also known as: “Shaglāwa”, “Shaklawa”, “Shaqlāwa”, “Shaqlawah”, “Shaqlāwah”, “Shaqlwah”, “Shaqrawa”, and “شەقراوە”

Shaqlawa

Latitude
36.4° or 36° 24′ 0″ north
Longitude
44.3368° or 44° 20′ 12″ east
Population
26,300
Elevation
870 metres (2,854 feet)
Open location code
8H86C82P+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 599046987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
91083
Wiki­data ID
Q2231235
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Shaqlawa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شقلاوا”
  • Arabic: “شقلاوة”
  • Arabic: “شقلاوه”
  • Asturian: “Shaqlawa”
  • Central Kurdish: “شاری شەقڵاوە”
  • Central Kurdish: “شەقڵاوە”
  • Central Kurdish: “قەزای شەقڵاوە”
  • Chinese: “捨格拉沃”
  • Chinese: “舍格拉沃”
  • Classical Syriac: “ܫܩܠܐܒܐ”
  • Classical Syriac: “ܫܩܠܒܐ”
  • Classical Syriac: “ܫܩܠܒܕ”
  • Dutch: “Shaqlawa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شقلاوه”
  • French: “Shaqlawa”
  • German: “Schaqlawa”
  • Kurdish: “Şeqlawe”
  • Kurdish: “Şeqllawe”
  • Kurdish: “Sheqławe”
  • Kurdish: “شەقڵاوە”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shaqlawa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shaqlawa”
  • Norwegian: “Shaqlawa”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܫܩܠܐܒܐ”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܫܩܠܒܐ”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܫܩܠܒܕ”
  • Persian: “شقلاوا”
  • Persian: “شقلاوه”
  • Polish: “Szaklawa”
  • Russian: “Шаклава”
  • Swedish: “Şeqlawe”
  • Swedish: “Shaqlawa”
  • Turkish: “Şaklava”
  • Turkish: “Şeklave”

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