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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 .

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Local time in Houfa is now 04:15 PM (Sunday) . 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.

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Located at 36.87 41.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria

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= }}

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Located at 36.74 41.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hurrian cities, Neolithic sites in Syria

Kamishly Airport

Kamishly Airport is an airport serving Qamishli (also known as Kamishli or Qamishli), a city in northeastern Syria.

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Located at 37.02 41.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Syria, Al-Hasakah Governorate

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.

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Located at 37.06 41.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Akkadian Empire, Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hurrian cities, Neolithic sites in Syria, Tur Abdin, Urkesh

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.

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Located at 37.05 41.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Al-Qamishli, Cities in Syria