Ras al-Ayn

Ras al-Ayn, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern , on the Syria–Turkey border. It is also known in English by variations of its Kurdish-language name, such as Serekani and Sari Kani.
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  • Town with about 29,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 360 metres (1,180 feet)
  • Description: Town in northern Syria
  • Also known as
    “Ras al-Ain”
    “Râs el Aïn”
    “Râss el Aïn”
    “Rass-el-Ein”
    “Sare Kani”
    “Sari Kani”
    “Serekani”
    “Serêkaniyê”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gozana.
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.
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is a municipality and district of , .
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is an archaeological site in Al-Hasakah… is situated 4 km southwest of Ras al-Ayn.
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A mosque, also called a , is a place of worship for Muslims. is situated 10 km south of Ras al-Ayn.

Ras al-Ayn

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Latitude
36.85038° or 36° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude
40.06955° or 40° 4′ 10″ east
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-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: “رأس‌العین”
  • 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: “Ras alain”
  • Turkish: “Ra’s al ‘Ayn”
  • 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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