Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash
Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash is a cemetery in Erbil, Erbil Governorate which is located on شەقامی پێشەوا قازی. Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash is situated nearby to the casino 17375500, as well as near Jahfar Qadr Bag Mosque.- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Sunni
- Address: شەقامی پێشەوا قازی, أربيل, قضاء أربيل, محافظة أربيل 44001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Jalil Khayat Mosque.
Citadel of Erbil
Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Erbil, locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. Citadel of Erbil is situated 3 km west of Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash.
Jalil Khayat Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sarbast.T.Hameed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jalil Khayat Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is the largest mosque in Erbil. The mosque was begun by Jalil Khayat, who later died in 2005, and it was completed in 2007 by his sons in memory of their father. Jalil Khayat Mosque is situated 2 km west of Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash.
Kurdish Textile Museum
Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in Kurdistan, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Erbil in Iraq. Kurdish Textile Museum is situated 3 km west of Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa and Kasnazan.
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 5 km northwest of Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash.
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 9 km east of Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash.
Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash
- Category: burial
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.1992° or 36° 11′ 57″ northLongitude
44.04184° or 44° 2′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8H8652XR+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 297904092OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Kurdish—“Gorstany Shex Ahmed Balash” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة شيخ احمد بلاش”
- Kurdish: “گۆڕستانی شێخ ئەحمەد بەلاش”
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Highlights include 17375500 and Jahfar Qadr Bag Mosque.
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