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Discover Qafhiyah in Syria

Qafhiyah in the region of Al-Hasakah is a town located in Syria - some 349 mi or ( 562 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Local time in Qafhiyah is now 10:44 AM (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, Zunnar, Utayshan, and Tur Ilyas. When in this area, you might want to check out Baghdad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qafhiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria

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

Amuda

Amuda is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Amuda has a mostly Kurdish population with a significant Assyrian population. On November 13, 1960, the village was the site of a tragedy in which 152 children were killed in a fire at a movie theatre. As of 20th July 2012, the area has come under the control of the Popular Protection Units (commonly known as YPG).

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Located at 37.10 40.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in al-Qamishli District, Towns in Syria

Şenyurt

Şenyurt (former Derbesiye) is a town in Mardin Province, Turkey

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Located at 37.08 40.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mardin Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Towns in Turkey