Ras al-Aswad
Ras al-Aswad is a hamlet in Aleppo Governorate, Syria and has about 275 residents. Ras al-Aswad is situated nearby to the hamlet Al-Faseha, as well as near Jalaq.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ain Dara.
Ain Dara
Hamlet
Photo: Odilia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ain Dara is settlement best known for its destroyed Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple. The temple is noted for its similarities to Solomon's Temple, also known as the "First Temple in Jerusalem", as described in the Hebrew Bible. Ain Dara is situated 9 km east of Ras al-Aswad.
Ras al-Aswad
- Type: Hamlet with 275 residents
- Also known as: “Karabache”, “Qara Bâch”, “Qarabash”, “Qarah Bāsh”, “Ra’s al Aswad”, and “قراباش”
- Category: locality
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.47194° or 36° 28′ 19″ northLongitude
36.76201° or 36° 45′ 43″ eastPopulation
275Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)Open location code
8G8RFQC6+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 571213797OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
166106
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ras al-Aswad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس الأسود”
- Arabic: “راس الأسود”
- Arabic: “قره باش”
- French: “Ras al-Asouad”
- German: “Ras al-Aswad”
- Hebrew: “ראס אל-אסווד”
- Japanese: “ラース・アル゠アスワド”
- Korean: “라스알라솨드”
- Kurdish: “Feqîra”
- Russian: “Рас-аль-Асвад”
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