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Shaninah Destination Guide

Discover Shaninah in Syria

Shaninah in the region of Ar-Raqqah is a place located in Syria - some 263 mi or ( 423 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shaninah

Local time in Shaninah is now 11:02 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tall Sallan, Shunaynah, Suluk 'Atiq, Manbij, and Laqtah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tall Sallan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shaninah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Old Harran

0:48 min by Leslie Bialik
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Abraham lived in these beehive mud huts ..

Harran, Turkey, home of Abraham

1:22 min by Leslie Bialik
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Drive to Harran, 15 miles from the Syrian border, where the beehive housing complex has existed since the time of Abraham ..


Pide (flatbread) stand near Harran, Turkey

0:26 min by Leslie Bialik
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Roadside pide stand on the way from Şanlıurfa to Harran, Turkey, about 15 miles from the Syrian border ..

View of Harran, Turkey

0:24 min by Leslie Bialik
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This is where Abraham lived. Turks, Kurds and Arabs all sharing this space now, 15 miles from the Syrian border. Amazing! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tell Abyad

Tal Abyad is a Syrian town located along the Balikh River and administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. It has a population of 12,490.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.70 38.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Tell Abyad District