Shawes
Shawes is a town in Erbil, Erbil Governorate and has about 10,000 residents. Shawes is situated nearby to the quarter Future City, as well as near the village Kalakin.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasnazan and Ankawa.
Kasnazan
Town
Kasnazan is a town located in west Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The town is populated by Kurds; with 15% of Kasnazan's population refugees from Syrian Kurdistan. Kasnazan is situated 7 km southeast of Shawes.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church. Ankawa is situated 8 km west of Shawes.
Shawes
- Type: Town with 10,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.2464° or 36° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
44.08576° or 44° 5′ 9″ eastPopulation
10,000Open location code
8H8663WP+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 277918463OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Shawes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاویس”
- Kurdish: “Şawês”
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