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Explore Kasrah in Syria

Kasrah in the region of Aleppo is a place in Syria - some 214 mi or ( 345 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kasrah is now 11:56 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Umm 'Izam, Tabarat Kalash, Salma Safa, Rujm Khamis Sharqi, and Mushayrifat al Tutun. Since you are here already, consider visiting Umm 'Izam . Where to go and what to see in Kasrah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Habuba Kabira

Habuba Kabira is the site of an Uruk settlement along the Euphrates in Syria, founded during the later part of the Uruk period. It was about 800 mi (1,300 km) from the city of Uruk.

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Located at 36.15 38.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Aleppo Governorate

Sweyhat

Tell es-Sweyhat is the name of a large archaeological site located in Ar-Raqqah Governorate in northern Syria roughly 95 km northeast of Aleppo and 60 km south of Carchemish. Tell es-Sweyhat Sweyhat is located in SyriaTell es-SweyhatTell es-Sweyhat Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|10|00|N|38|14|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.17 38.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Bronze Age sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria

Tishrin Dam

The Tishrin Dam is a dam on the Euphrates, located 90 kilometres east of Aleppo in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The dam is 40 metres high and has 6 water turbines capable of producing 630 MW. Construction lasted between 1991 and 1999. Rescue excavations in the area that would be flooded by the dam's reservoir have provided important information on ancient settlement in the area from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period upward.

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Located at 36.38 38.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Aleppo Governorate, Dams completed in 1999, Dams in Syria, Euphrates

Mureybet

Mureybet is a tell, or ancient settlement mound, located on the west bank of the Euphrates in Ar-Raqqah Governorate, northern Syria. The site was excavated between 1964 and 1974 and has since disappeared under the rising waters of Lake Assad. Mureybet was occupied between 10,200 and 8,000 BC and is the eponymous type site for the Mureybetian culture, a subdivision of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA). In its early stages, Mureybet was a small village occupied by hunter-gatherers.

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Located at 36.04 38.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in ar-Raqqah Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Natufian sites