Middle East
Syria
Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Gharanij

Gharanij is a town located in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Gharanij had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census.
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  • Type: Town with 23,000 residents
  • Description: town in Deir ez-Zor, Syria
  • Also known as: “Gharānīj”, “Khara’ij”, “Kharā’ij”, “Kharayij”, and “Kharāyij”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dura-Europos and Dura-Europos synagogue.

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day . is situated 3 km south of Gharanij.

Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an ancient Jewish synagogue discovered in 1932 at , . The synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing . is situated 3 km south of Gharanij.

Archaeological site
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Temple of Bel, also known as the Temple of the Palmyrene gods, was located in Dura Europos, an ancient city on the , in modern . The temple was established in the first century BC and is celebrated primarily for its wall paintings. is situated 2½ km south of Gharanij.

Gharanij

Latitude
34.77528° or 34° 46′ 31″ north
Longitude
40.72722° or 40° 43′ 38″ east
Population
23,000
Elevation
186 metres (610 feet)
Open location code
8H62QPGG+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573457553
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
384724
Wiki­data ID
Q12229487
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Gharanij” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خرايج”
  • Arabic: “غرانيج”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “غرانيج”
  • French: “Gharanij”
  • French: “Khara’ij”
  • German: “Garanieg”
  • German: “Gharānīdsch”
  • German: “Khara’ij”
  • Irish: “Gharanij”
  • Polish: “Gharanidż”
  • Russian: “Хараедж”
  • Ukrainian: “Гаранідж”
  • Urdu: “غرانیج”
  • Vietnamese: “Gharanij”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gharanij”. Photo: Yvonnefm, CC BY-SA 3.0.