Shishan
Shishan is a locality in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. Shishan is situated nearby to the village Çafa, as well as near Aluq ash Sharqi.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 7 km west of Shishan.
Ceylanpınar
Town
Photo: Wejevan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 9 km west of Shishan.
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 10 km west of Shishan.
Shishan
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Tchatchanes, Shīshān”
- Location: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.84124° or 36° 50′ 29″ northLongitude
40.14777° or 40° 8′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8H82R4RX+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 572575647OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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