Gondola · As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
baranhaws Telfrik
baranhaws Telfrik is a gondola near As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. It climbs 380 m over 2.05 km, from 1,008 m to 1,388 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
56/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, baranhaws Telfrik is scarier than 56% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 6 in Iraq.
- Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.77 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 399 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 150 m of the 2.05 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of baranhaws Telfrik is near As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, at 1,008 m above sea level (35.57851° N, 45.46519° E). From there it runs 2.05 km up to the top station at 1,388 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.