`Aluq al Gharbi

`Aluq al Gharbi is a village in , . `Aluq al Gharbi is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ras al-Ayn and Ceylanpınar.

Town
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, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern , on the Syria–Turkey border. One of the oldest cities in , the area of has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic age. is situated 6 km west of `Aluq al Gharbi.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . 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 . is situated 7 km west of `Aluq al Gharbi.

Village
is an archaeological site in Al-Hasakah in northeastern , a few kilometers from the city of 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. is situated 9 km southwest of `Aluq al Gharbi.

`Aluq al Gharbi

Latitude
36.86458° or 36° 51′ 53″ north
Longitude
40.1295° or 40° 7′ 46″ east
Open location code
8H82V47H+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572574874
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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