Tall Birāk
Tall Birāk is a locality in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. Tall Birāk is situated nearby to the locality Shūkir, as well as near As Sabakh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Brak.
Tell Brak
Archaeological site
Photo: Zoeperkoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tell Brak was an ancient city in Syria; it is one the earliest known cities in the world. Its remains constitute a tell located in the Upper Khabur region, near the modern village of Tell Brak, 50 kilometers north-east of Al-Hasaka city, Al-Hasakah Governorate. Tell Brak is situated 3 km northwest of Tall Birāk.
Tall Birāk
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Tall Birak”, “Tall Birāk Taḩtānī”, and “Tell Brâk”
- Location: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.64869° or 36° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
41.08281° or 41° 4′ 58″ eastElevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)Open location code
8H83J3XM+F4GeoNames ID
163607
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In Other Languages
“Tall Birāk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل براك”
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