Gharanij

Gharanij is a town in , and has about 23,000 residents. Gharanij is situated near the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dura-Europos and Christian Building.

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman… is situated 3 km southwest of Gharanij.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dura-Europos church is the earliest identified Christian house church. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gharanij.

Synagogue
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an ancient Jewish… is situated 3½ km west of Gharanij.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharanij.

Town
is a town located in , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Gharanij.

Gharanij

Latitude
34.75889° or 34° 45′ 32″ north
Longitude
40.76111° or 40° 45′ 40″ east
Population
23,000
Open location code
8H62QQ56+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573457576
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Gharanij” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرانيج”
  • French: “Gharanidj”
  • German: “Garanidsch”
  • Hebrew: “ע׳ראניג׳”
  • Japanese: “ガラーニジュ”
  • Korean: “가라니즈”
  • Russian: “Гаранидж”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights: Block D1, Dura-Europos and Temple of Zeus Theos.

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