Geography
Ain Dara temple is located in north Syria, 67 kilometres (42 mi) northwest of Aleppo near the Syro-Turkish border. It was built on a terrace known as the “acropolis of the tell”, a precipitous-faced tell that overlooks the Afrin Valley. The area is divided in two parts, the main tell that is 90 feet (27 m) above the surrounding plain, and the lower acropolis which covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha).
Just east of the temple site is the modern-day village of Ain Dara.
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