Middle East
Syria
Al-Hasakah Governorate

Ras al-Ayn

Ras al-Ayn, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in in northeastern , on the Syria–Turkey border. One of the oldest cities in , the area of Ras al-Ayn has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic age.
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  • Type: Town with 29,300 residents
  • Description: Town in northern Syria
  • Also known as: “Ra’s al `Ayn”, “Ra’s al-‘Ayn”, “Ras al-Ain”, “Râs el Aïn”, “Râss el Aïn”, and “Rass-el-Ein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tell Fekheriye and Gozana.

Archaeological site
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is an ancient site in the in of northern . It is securely identified as the site of Sikkan, attested since c.

Archaeological site
Susiana or Zazana, Zazannu was an ancient Mesopotamian city or town located by the river. is situated 3½ km southwest of Ras al-Ayn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ceylanpınar and Tell Halaf.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,589 km2, and its population is 90,440. On the border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road D.905 across the plain south from .

Village
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is an archaeological site in in northeastern , a few kilometers from the city of Ras al-Ayn near the Syria–Turkey border. The site, which dates to the sixth millennium BCE, was the first to be excavated from a Neolithic culture, later called the Halaf culture, characterized by glazed pottery painted with geometric and animal designs. is situated 4 km southwest of Ras al-Ayn.

Village
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A mosque, also called a , is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. is situated 10 km south of Ras al-Ayn.

Ras al-Ayn

Latitude
36.85038° or 36° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude
40.06955° or 40° 4′ 10″ east
Population
29,300
Elevation
359 metres (1,178 feet)
Open location code
8H82V329+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4032187036
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
165509
Wiki­data ID
Q1023330
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Ras al-Ayn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رأس العين”
  • Armenian: “Ռաս ալ-Այն”
  • Asturian: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rəsulayn”
  • Catalan: “Ayn al-Warda”
  • Catalan: “Ayn Warda”
  • Catalan: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Catalan: “Sikan”
  • Central Kurdish: “سەری کانی، پارێزگای حەسیچە”
  • Central Kurdish: “سەرێ کانیێ”
  • Chechen: “Рас-эл-Ӏайн”
  • Chinese: “艾因角”
  • Czech: “Ras al-Ajn”
  • Dimli (individual language): “El Resuleyn”
  • Dutch: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “راس العين”
  • Estonian: “Ra’s al-‘Ayn”
  • Finnish: “Ras al-Ain”
  • Finnish: “Raʾs al-ʿAyn”
  • French: “Ra’s al-‘Ayn”
  • French: “Ras al-Aïn”
  • Georgian: “რას-ელ-აინი”
  • German: “Ras al-Ain”
  • German: “Ras al-Ein”
  • German: “Raʾs al-ʿAin”
  • German: “Serê Kaniyê”
  • Greek: “Ρας αλ-Άιν”
  • Hebrew: “ראס אל-עין”
  • Indonesian: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Italian: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Japanese: “ラース・アル＝アイン”
  • Japanese: “ラス・アル・アイン”
  • Korean: “라스알아인”
  • Kurdish: “Serê Kanî, Başûrê Rojavaya Kurdistanê”
  • Kurdish: “Serê Kaniyê, Başûrê Rojavaya Kurdistanê”
  • Kurdish: “Serê Kaniyê, Hesîçe”
  • Kurdish: “Serê Kaniyê”
  • Kurdish: “سەرێ کانیێ، حەسیچە”
  • Lithuanian: “Ras al Ainas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ras al-Ayn i al-Hasakah guvernement”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ”
  • Persian: “رأس العین”
  • Persian: “رأس‌العین”
  • Persian: “راس العین”
  • Persian: “سری کانی”
  • Polish: “Ras al-Ajn”
  • Polish: “Serê Kanîyê”
  • Portuguese: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Portuguese: “Ressaina”
  • Russian: “Рас-эль-Айн”
  • Scots: “Ra’s al-’Ayn, Al-Hasakah Govrenorate”
  • Scots: “Ra’s al-‘Ayn”
  • Spanish: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ra’s al ‘Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ra’s al-‘Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ra’s al-’Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ras al Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Swedish: “Ras alain”
  • Turkish: “Ra’s al ‘Ayn”
  • Turkish: “Resulayn”
  • Turkish: “Resülayn”
  • Ukrainian: “Рас-ель-Айн”
  • Urdu: “راس العین، محافظہ الحسکہ”
  • Urdu: “راس عین”
  • Uzbek: “Ras al-Ayn”
  • Western Armenian: “Ռաս Ուլ Այն”
  • Western Panjabi: “راس العین، محافظہ الحسکہ”

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