Abu Hajar
Abu Hajar is a village in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. Abu Hajar is situated nearby to the village `Aluq al Gharbi, as well as near the town Ras al-Ayn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Fekheriye.
Tell Fekheriye
Archaeological site
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Tell Fekheriye is an ancient site in the Khabur river basin in al-Hasakah Governorate of northern Syria. It is securely identified as the site of Sikkan, attested since c. Tell Fekheriye is situated 3 km west of Abu Hajar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ras al-Ayn and Ceylanpınar.
Ras al-Ayn
Town
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Ras al-Ayn, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the Syria–Turkey border. One of the oldest cities in Upper Mesopotamia, the area of Ras al-Ayn has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic age. Ras al-Ayn is situated 3½ km west of Abu Hajar.
Ceylanpınar
Town
Ceylanpınar is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. 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 Viranşehir. Ceylanpınar is situated 5 km west of Abu Hajar.
Tell Halaf
Village
Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria, 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. Tell Halaf is situated 6 km west of Abu Hajar.
Abu Hajar
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Abou Hajar”
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.84192° or 36° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
40.10637° or 40° 6′ 23″ eastElevation
366 metres (1,201 feet)Open location code
8H82R4R4+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 400830800OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
174519
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Abu Hajar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو حجر”
- German: “Abu Hajar”
- Turkish: “Abū Ḩajar”
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