You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Iraq
  4. »
  5. As Sulaymaniyah
  6. » Sankar
Iraq Flag Icon

Sankar Destination Guide

Discover Sankar in Iraq

Sankar in the region of As Sulaymānīyah is a town located in Iraq - some 176 mi or ( 283 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sankar

Local time in Sankar is now 06:21 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zayway, Yaqsahmar, Wazah, Surkat al 'Ulya, and Surkat as Sufla. When in this area, you might want to check out Zayway . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sankar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Mawat, Kurdistan

Mawat is a town located to the north of Sulaymaniyah and to the southeast of Lake Dukan in Iraqi Kurdistan. Mawat is a small town. It has been rebuilt to the south of Old Mawat (Mawata Kon in Kurdish). Mawat locals tell a story of the town being destroyed 300 years ago by the Ottoman Empire.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.90 45.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sulaymaniyah Province

Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Sulaimaniyah International Airport is an airport 15 kilometers outside of the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaimaniyah International Airport has three terminals for departures, arrivals and VIP. The construction of the airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated in July 2005.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.56 45.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airports in Iraq

Sulaymaniyah Stadium

Sulaymaniyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sulaymaniyah. The stadium holds 15,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.55 45.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Football venues in Iraq