Banimaran also written Bani Maran or BanyMaran(Kurdish: بانى ماران, or بانيماران) is a Kurdish village located to the west of Koya and to the east of Arbil, Northern Iraq, Kurdistan. Banimaran lies in close vicinity to five other villages: Shakhapeska to the east, Axwra to the west, Banaqallat to the north, and Baezaxa and Bardbir to the south. The village's name derives from two words: Bani and Maran. Bani is a reference to the flat piece of land located to the south-east from the village, and Maran means "the homes." * *