Shekh Omer Cemetery
Shekh Omer Cemetery is a cemetery in Erbil, Erbil Governorate which is located on 109-3. Shekh Omer Cemetery is situated nearby to the mosque جامع وتكية شيخ عبدالكريم, as well as near Shekh Mustafa Mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Kurdish Textile Museum.
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 610 metres west of Shekh Omer Cemetery.
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 510 metres west of Shekh Omer Cemetery.
Mzgawti Xanaqa
Mosque
The Khalidiya Khanqah Mosque and Tekke, also known as the Mzgawti Xanaqa, is a religious complex comprising a Sufi mosque, tekke, library, and marketplace, located near the UNESCO World Heritage citadel in the city of Erbil, in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Mzgawti Xanaqa is situated 440 metres west of Shekh Omer Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
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 4½ km northwest of Shekh Omer Cemetery.
Shekh Omer Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Address: 109-3, هەولێر, شارۆچکەی ناوەندیی هەولێر, پارێزگای هەولێر, کوردستان 44001
- Category: burial
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.19002° or 36° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
44.01587° or 44° 0′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8H8652R8+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 780980663OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Shekh Omer Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Kurdish: “Goristanî Şex Umer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include جامع وتكية شيخ عبدالكريم and Shekh Mustafa Mosque.
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