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Tell Halaf
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"Halaf" redirects here. For the villages in Iran, see Halaf, Iran (disambiguation).
Tell Halaf (Arabic: تل حلف) is an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, a few kilometers from the city of Ras al-Ayn near the Syria–Turkey border. The site, which dates to the sixth millennium BCE, was the first to be excavated from a Neolithic culture, later called the Halaf culture, characterized by glazed pottery painted with geometric and animal designs.
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تل حلف | |
![]() Part of the excavated ruins of Tell Halaf | |
Location | Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
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Coordinates | 36°49′36″N 40°02′23″E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Founded | c. 6,100 BCE |
Abandoned | c. 5,400 BCE |
Periods | Neolithic |
Cultures | Halaf culture |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1911—1913, 1929 2006—present |
Archaeologists | Max von Oppenheim Lutz Martin Abd al-Masih Bagdo |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
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