Iraq

Ash Shaykhan

Iraq
Ash Shaykhan, Iraq
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Bronze
Wander Well Bronze
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How to get there 36.6960, 43.3520

Town on the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq with an unusual concentration of Yazidi religious monuments — seven in total, including the mausoleums of Sheikh Ali Chamse and Sheikh Hantuch and the shrine of Sheikh Adi — alongside a Chaldean Catholic church of Mar Yousif and a church of Mar Gewargis of the Ancient Church of the East. The town sits a short drive from water and close to mountains, and is largely home to Yazidi Kurmanji-speaking residents.

  • Nearest water8.4 km
  • Nearest mountain9.1 km
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