Middle East
Syria
Aleppo Governorate

Ain Dara

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.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 248 residents
  • Description: archaeological site in Syria
  • Also known as: “‘Ayn Dārah”, “‘Ayndārah”, “`Ayn Darah”, “Aandâra”, “Aïn Dâra”, and “Aïne Darah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afrin.

Town
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY 3.0.
Northwestern Syria is the region around , . It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site the and countless archaeological remains. Travel in this region is both difficult and dangerous. is situated 5 km north of Ain Dara.

Ain Dara

Latitude
36.4644° or 36° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
36.86552° or 36° 51′ 56″ east
Population
248
Elevation
256 metres (840 feet)
Open location code
8G8RFV78+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 571213606
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
172144
Wiki­data ID
Q1807968
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ain Dara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عين دارة”
  • Arabic: “عيندارة”
  • Catalan: “Ain Dara”
  • Chinese: “安達拉神廟”
  • Chinese: “艾因·达拉神庙”
  • Chinese: “艾因·達拉神廟”
  • Dutch: “Ain Dara”
  • Finnish: “Ain Daran temppeli”
  • French: “Ain Dara”
  • French: “Aïn Dara”
  • French: “Ayn Dara”
  • German: “Ein Dara”
  • German: “Tell Ain Dara”
  • Greek: “Αΐν Ντάρα (αρχαιολογικός χώρος)”
  • Hebrew: “עין דארה (אתר ארכאולוגי)”
  • Hebrew: “עין דארה”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Ain Dara”
  • Japanese: “アイン・ダーラ神殿”
  • Kurdish: “Endarê”
  • Kurdish: “Girê Endarê”
  • Kurdish: “گرێئە ندارێ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ain Dara-tempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Ain Dara-tempelet”
  • Russian: “Айн-Дара”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Ain Dara”
  • Swedish: “Templet i Ain Dara”
  • Turkish: “Ain Dara Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Айн-Дара”

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