Shishan

Shishan is a locality in , . Shishan 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. It is also known in English by variations of its Kurdish-language name, such as Serekani and Sari Kani. is situated 7 km west of Shishan.

Town
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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 9 km west of Shishan.

Village
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY 3.0.
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 10 km west of Shishan.

Shishan

Latitude
36.84124° or 36° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
40.14777° or 40° 8′ 52″ east
Open location code
8H82R4RX+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572575647
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Shishan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيشان”
  • French: “Shishan”
  • German: “Shishan”

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