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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jebel Aruda Alternative Name: Tell es-SweyhatCountry: Syria Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Aleppo Nearest Village: Tell es-Sweyhat
Latitude: 36.164505N Longitude: 38.238031E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Jebel Aruda was related to the Habuba Kabira site and lies directly to its north and seems to only contain temple complexes, including the Gray Temple and the Red Temple. Jebel Aruda was not flooded by lake Assad.
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