Ancient Alalakh

Alalakh is an ancient archaeological site approximately 20 kilometres northeast of in what is now 's . It flourished as an urban settlement in the Middle and Late Bronze Age, c.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Reyhanlı, Hatay, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aççana”, “Aççana Höyük”, “Alalakh”, “Atşana Höyüğü”, and “Tell Atchana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tell Tayinat.

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Tell Ta'yinat is a low-lying ancient tell on the east bank at the bend of the Orontes River where it flows through the Amuq valley, in the province of Mediterranean about 25 kilometers south east of , and lies near Tell Atchana, the site of the ancient city of Alalakh. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Ancient Alalakh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Demirköprü and At-Telul.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,011. The village was the birthplace of Yusuf al-Sa'dun, a commander in the Hananu Revolt. is situated 3 km west of Ancient Alalakh.

Village
Al-Tlul or Al-Tloul is a Syrian located in Salqin Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Tlul had a population of 1703 in the 2004 census. is situated 3½ km south of Ancient Alalakh.

Village
is a Syrian located in Salqin Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 833 in the 2004 census. is situated 6 km southeast of Ancient Alalakh.

Ancient Alalakh

Latitude
36.23842° or 36° 14′ 18″ north
Longitude
36.38363° or 36° 23′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G8R69QM+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144312399
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mound
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q575249
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ancient Alalakh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أتكانا”
  • Arabic: “ألالاخ”
  • Arabic: “الالاخ”
  • Arabic: “العمارة في الالاخ”
  • Asturian: “Alalakh”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alalah dövləti”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alalax dövləti”
  • Bulgarian: “Алалах”
  • Catalan: “Alalakh”
  • Catalan: “Mukis”
  • Catalan: “Mukish”
  • Catalan: “Mushki”
  • Chinese: “阿拉拉赫”
  • Czech: “Alalach”
  • Dutch: “Alakhtum”
  • Dutch: “Alalach”
  • Dutch: “Alalah”
  • Dutch: “Alalakh”
  • Dutch: “Tel atchana”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الالاخ”
  • Finnish: “Alalakh”
  • French: “Alalah”
  • French: “Alalakh”
  • French: “Tell Açana”
  • Galician: “Alahah”
  • Galician: “Alakhtum”
  • Galician: “Alalah”
  • Galician: “Alalakh”
  • Galician: “Mukis”
  • Galician: “Mukish”
  • Galician: “Mushki”
  • German: “Alalach”
  • German: “Alalaḫ”
  • German: “Mukiš”
  • German: “Mukisch”
  • German: “Tell Acana”
  • German: “Tell Açana”
  • Hebrew: “אללח‘”
  • Hebrew: “אללח’”
  • Hebrew: “אללח”
  • Hebrew: “אללחֿ”
  • Hungarian: “Alalah”
  • Indonesian: “Alalakh”
  • Irish: “Alalakh”
  • Italian: “Alalah”
  • Italian: “Alalakh”
  • Japanese: “アララハ”
  • Japanese: “テル・アチャナ”
  • Kannada: “ಟೆಲ್ ಅಚ್ಚನ”
  • Lithuanian: “Alachtum”
  • Lithuanian: “Alalachas”
  • Lithuanian: “Alalakh”
  • Lithuanian: “Tel Atchana”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alalakh”
  • Norwegian: “Alalakh”
  • Persian: “آلالاخ”
  • Polish: “Alalach”
  • Polish: “Alalah”
  • Portuguese: “Alalaque”
  • Russian: “Алалах”
  • Russian: “Алахтум”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alalah”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alalakh”
  • Slovak: “Alalach”
  • Slovenian: “Alalah”
  • Spanish: “Alalaj”
  • Spanish: “Alalakh”
  • Spanish: “Mukish”
  • Spanish: “Tell Atchana”
  • Swedish: “Alalakh”
  • Turkish: “Aççana Höyük”
  • Turkish: “Alalah”
  • Turkish: “Alalakh Antik Kenti”
  • Turkish: “Antik Alalakh Kenti”
  • Turkish: “Tel Açana”
  • Turkish: “Tell Atchana”
  • Ukrainian: “Алала”
  • Ukrainian: “Алалах”
  • Ukrainian: “Мукіш”
  • Urdu: “الالاخ”

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