Haji Omeran (Kurdish: حاجی ئۆمەران ,Hacî Omeran;[1][2] Arabic: حاج عمران[3]), is a town located in Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil Governorate near the Iran–Iraq border.[4] It is 180 kilometers northeast of the Erbil and 20 kilometers east of the Choman. The town is inhabited by Kurds.
Haji Omeran
حاجی ئۆمەران | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Haji Omeran #Location of Haji Omeran within Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′29″N 45°02′23″E / 36.65806°N 45.03972°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region | Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
The BBC described it as "a scruffy, scrappy kind of town with a frontier feel." Many of the inhabitants leave it during the months of winter due to extreme climate conditions, temporarily staying in the area of Erbil.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pasdarên Îranê devera Hacî Omeran dan ber topan". Rûpela nû (in Kurdish). 11 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "حاجی ئۆمەران" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "حاجي عمران" (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b "The Hamilton Road: A highway to a Kurdish paradise". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
External links
edit- Iraq-businessnews
- Haji Omran: Iraq (Source questionable as it falsely claims that it's in As Sulaymānīyah, but the coordinate is clearly farther north, in Arbīl)
- Hawlergov (Arabic language)
36°40′29″N 45°02′46″E / 36.67472°N 45.04611°E
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