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Discover Houfa in Syria
Houfa in the region of Al-Hasakah is a town located in Syria - some 356 mi or ( 573 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital .
Local time in Houfa is now 11:28 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Baghdad, Mosul, Ouzounlar, Umm Tawarikh, and Umm Hajarah. When in this area, you might want to check out Baghdad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Houfa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tell Arbid
Tell Arbid is an ancient Near East archaeological site in the Khabur River Basin region of Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria near Tell Mozan, the site of ancient Urkesh.
Located at 36.87 41.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tell Barri
Tell Barri is an archaeological site in north-eastern Syria in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Its ancient name was Kahat as proved by a threshold found on the south-western slope of the mound. Tell Barri is situated along the Wadi Jaghjagh, a tributary of the Khabur River. Tell Barri Tell Barri is located in SyriaTell BarriTell Barri Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|44|21|N|41|07|38|E|type:city | |name= }}
Located at 36.74 41.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Kamishly Airport
Kamishly Airport is an airport serving Qamishli (also known as Kamishli or Qamishli), a city in northeastern Syria.
Located at 37.02 41.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Urkesh
Urkesh or Urkish is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It was founded during the fourth millennium BC possibly by the Hurrians on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries.
Located at 37.06 41.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Qamishli
Qamishli is a city in north eastern Syria on the border with Turkey, adjoining the Turkish city of Nusaybin, and close to Iraq. It is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, and is the administrative capital of the Qamishli District within the governorate.
Located at 37.05 41.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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