Shekhan
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Shekhan is a town in northern Iraq that serves as one of the main cultural and residential centers of the Yazidi community.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| conflictImpact | affected by Iraq conflicts and regional instability ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 36.8667°N 43.3667°E ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalRole | main cultural center of the Yazidi community ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kurds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | local district administration of Shekhan District ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center of Shekhan District
ⓘ
local market center ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurmanji Kurdish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorCommunity | Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Duhok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPlace | Lalish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shekhan District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Yazidi minority in Iraq ⓘ |
| region | Kurdistan Region of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousImportanceFor | Yazidi community in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSiteNearby | Lalish Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residentialRole | main residential center of the Yazidi community ⓘ |
| significanceForYazidis | administrative and social hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Shekhan District