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Gir Usman, Semel District, Dihok, Iraq


Alternative Names:Gir Usman, Gr Usman, Ker Osman, Ker Osmān, Kir `Uthman, Kir ‘Uthmān, Osman, Usman, `Usman, gr ywsman, عوسمان, كر عثمان, گر ئوسمان, ‘Usman
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Duhok Governorate, Iraq
Region:Semel District, Dihok, Iraq
Latitude:36° 58' 58" N
Longitude:42° 39' 32" E
Lat/Long (dec):36.98297,42.65913
Köppen climate type:Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Feature ID:94696
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:94696:0
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Berzanik deposit, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 9' 9" N42° 45' 47" E21.0km (13.0 miles)
Jabal Jalda occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 9' 12" N42° 47' 49" E22.6km (14.0 miles)
Masis Pb Occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 6' 35" N42° 53' 56" E25.5km (15.9 miles)
Patruma Pb Occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 5' 39" N42° 57' 26" E29.2km (18.2 miles)
Shiransh Islam, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 2' 23" N43° 2' 34" E34.7km (21.5 miles)
Batruma occurrence, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 16' 3" N42° 51' 24" E36.2km (22.5 miles)
Lefan Zn-Pb Occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 6' 35" N43° 2' 48" E37.2km (23.1 miles)
Alanish, Sharanish area, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 17' 38" N42° 52' 18" E39.4km (24.5 miles)
Afjizi occurrence, Sindi, Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 17' 38" N42° 54' 22" E40.9km (25.4 miles)
Upper Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 2' 50" N43° 8' 12" E43.0km (26.7 miles)
Banik Pb Occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 2' 9" N43° 8' 38" E43.5km (27.0 miles)
Lower Banik occurrence, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 1' 44" N43° 8' 59" E43.9km (27.3 miles)
Serguza (Duri Serguza) deposit, Amedi, Amedi District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 4' 29" N43° 19' 49" E60.5km (37.6 miles)
Amedi, Amedi District, Duhok Governorate, Iraq37° 5' 33" N43° 29' 13" E74.5km (46.3 miles)
Meskantepe deposit, Çukurca District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey37° 21' 15" N43° 26' 54" E81.2km (50.5 miles)
Mosul, Mosul District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq36° 20' 19" N43° 7' 34" E82.9km (51.5 miles)
Hakkâri Zinc project, Hakkâri District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey37° 30' 0" N43° 30' 0" E94.1km (58.4 miles)
Sinjar Wadi, Sinjar District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq36° 22' 29" N41° 55' 9" E94.5km (58.7 miles)
Kurşuntepe deposit, Çukurca District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey37° 16' 20" N43° 41' 58" E97.7km (60.7 miles)
Herki Pb Occurrence, Mergasor District, Erbil Governorate, Iraq37° 4' 43" N44° 4' 7" E125.6km (78.0 miles)
Karakaya, Hakkari Province, Turkey37° 13' 35" N44° 16' 6" E145.3km (90.3 miles)
Kesandere valley eclogites, Bitlis Province, Turkey38° 18' 20" N42° 34' 22" E147.3km (91.5 miles)
Köprüağzı Evaporites, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 55' 59" N43° 54' 37" E152.8km (95.0 miles)
Çınaraltı deposit, Önsen, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 23' 6" N40° 51' 45" E165.3km (102.7 miles)
Şemdinli, Şemdinli District, Hakkâri Province, Turkey37° 18' 18" N44° 34' 20" E173.3km (107.7 miles)
Nemrut Volcano, Ahlat District, Bitlis Province, Turkey38° 37' 59" N42° 13' 59" E187.3km (116.4 miles)
Gablor Hill eclogites, Kulp district, Diyarbakir Province, Turkey38° 32' 22" N41° 16' 48" E211.3km (131.3 miles)
Hamrin Mountains, Hawija District, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq35° 1' 55" N43° 38' 45" E234.4km (145.6 miles)
Alta'ameem meteorite, Daquq District, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq35° 16' 23" N44° 12' 56" E236.0km (146.6 miles)
Khoy ophiolite, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran38° 34' 59" N44° 30' 0" E240.5km (149.4 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Southeast Turkey Foldbelt basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
Zagros Orogen, Indian PlateAccretionary Complex
IraqCountry
Duhok Governorate, IraqProvince
Iraqi Kurdistan, IraqAutonomous Region

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Iraq, Dihok, Simele108.12.63.0.0.0
 
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