Khalifan ( ku, خەلیفان, translit=Xelîfan), is a town located in Erbil Province, Kurdistan Region in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, near

Rawandiz Rawandiz ( ar, رواندز; ku, ڕەواندز, Rewandiz) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, located in the Erbil Governorate, close to the borders with Iran and Turkey, it is located 10 km to the east from Bekhal Waterfall. The di ...

. It is located 80 northeast of

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

and the majority of its population are

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...

. Its most famous places are

Geli Ali Beg Waterfall Geli Ali Beg Waterfall ( ku, Geliyê Elî Beg ,گەلیی عەلی بەگ) is located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which lies some 130 km north of Erbil. The waterfall is named after Prince Ali Beg of the Soran Emirate Soran Emirate ( ...

and

Korek mountain Mount Korek ( ku, Çîyayê Korek ,چیای کۆڕەک) is a mountain located in Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region, It is 50 kilometers away from the Iranian border. Observatory In 1973, President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ordered the constr ...

. Islam is the majority religion in Khalifan.

Tourism

Geli Ali Beg Waterfall Geli Ali Beg Waterfall ( ku, Geliyê Elî Beg ,گەلیی عەلی بەگ) is located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which lies some 130 km north of Erbil. The waterfall is named after Prince Ali Beg of the Soran Emirate Soran Emirate ( ...

This Promenadeis 106 km from the middle of the

erbil city Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

here, considered one of the most Tourist areas in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq . Located between

Korek Mountain Mount Korek ( ku, Çîyayê Korek ,چیای کۆڕەک) is a mountain located in Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region, It is 50 kilometers away from the Iranian border. Observatory In 1973, President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ordered the constr ...

and Bradost Mountain, 12 km long, the site is 800 m high on sea level, its temperature reaches 31 degrees Celsius in the

Summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

, and (-10) in winter. There are two rivers, one coming from the

Alan Valley Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Al ...

, which forms the

Gali Ali Beg Waterfall Geli Ali Beg Waterfall ( ku, Geliyê Elî Beg ,گەلیی عەلی بەگ) is located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which lies some 130 km north of Erbil. The waterfall is named after Prince Ali Beg of the Soran Emirate Soran Emirate ( ...

, and the other in the town of Rwanduz. Despite the large waterfall, there are many small waterfalls. This mountainous place and its various areas have become a tourist destination, where many people visit, especially in the central and southern regions of Iraq in the

season.

Bekhal Waterfall

The

Bekhal Waterfall Bekhal Waterfall ( ku, تاڤگەی بێخاڵ) is located in the mountainous northern part of the country in the Kurdistan Region, in Erbil Governorate. It is located 10 km west of Rawandiz and 135 km from Erbil Erbil, also called ...

(112 km) is located from the middle of the

, located east of

, 10 km west of Rwanduz town and 7 km from Khalifan. We can reach Bekhal through Gali Ali Beg or through Rwanduz. bright and large waterfall that covers its mountainside, People go there for fun from the beginning of spring to the end of summer .

Resources

مێژۆی خەلیفانرێگری‌ له‌ شوێنه‌واری‌ هه‌رێم ده‌كرێت لێكۆڵینه‌وه‌ له‌ زێڕە دۆزراوه‌كه‌ی‌ خه‌لیفان بكات

خەلیفان (raprsi.com)

پارێزگای هەولێر

جوگرافیای خەلیفان

References

Populated places in Erbil Governorate Kurdish settlements in Erbil Governorate {{Kurdistan-geo-stub