Bālis
Bālis is a ruin in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Bālis is situated nearby to the town Maskanah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Meskene.
Tell Meskene
Archaeological site
Photo: James Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
Emar, is an archaeological site at Tell Meskene in the Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. It sits in the great bend of the mid-Euphrates, now on the shoreline of the man-made Lake Assad near the town of Maskanah. Tell Meskene is situated 1 km northeast of Bālis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maskanah.
Maskanah
Town
Maskanah, also spelled Meskene, is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Manbij District of the Aleppo Governorate. The town is located 100 kilometres southeast of Aleppo on the Lake Assad part of the Euphrates. Maskanah is situated 6 km southwest of Bālis.
Bālis
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Ancient Meskene”, “Balis”, “Eski Meskene”, “Eski Meskeneh”, and “Vieux Meskène”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.98333° or 35° 59′ northLongitude
38.1° or 38° 6′ eastElevation
355 metres (1,165 feet)Open location code
8G7WX3MX+8XGeoNames ID
171885
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