Tell Kazel
Tell Kazel is an oval-shaped tell that measures 350 m × 325 m at its base, narrowing to 200 m × 200 m at its top. It is located in the Safita district of the Tartus Governorate in Syria in the north of the Akkar plain on the north of the al-Abrash River approximately 18 km south of Tartus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Bronze Age archaeological site and Phoenician city of Zemar
- Also known as: “Simyra”, “Tall Kazal”, and “Tall Kazel”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arida.
Arida
Village
Arida, also spelled Aarida, is a village in northern Lebanon, on the Syrian border, which is formed by the mouth of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate. Arida is situated 8 km south of Tell Kazel.
Tell Kazel
- Categories: tell, ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.70832° or 34° 42′ 30″ northLongitude
35.98623° or 35° 59′ 10″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G6QPX5P+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 497183149OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Tell Kazel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل كزل”
- Catalan: “Sumur”
- Galician: “Sumur”
- Hebrew: “תל קאצל”
- Italian: “Tell Kazel”
- Polish: “Sumur”
- Slovenian: “Tell Kazel”
- Urdu: “تل کزل”
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