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<< Our Photo Pages >> Terqa - Ancient Village or Settlement in Syria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 21 November 2006  Page Views: 4591

Multi-periodSite Name: Terqa Alternative Name: Sirqu
Country: Syria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Abu Kemal  Nearest Village: Tell Al Ashara
Latitude: 34.966679N  Longitude: 40.503246E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Terqa
Terqa submitted by AlexHunger : Relief of Personage from the Terqa Tell, which is oherwise know as Tell Al-Ashara. Now on Display in Aleppo Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Syria

Ancient Mesopotamian settlement on the West bank of the Euphrates dating to between 3 Millenium BCE to 900 BCE. Bronze Age capital of the kingdom of Khana after the destruction of Mari and later controlled by the Mitanni empire. 60 Km North of Mari.
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