Ras al-Ayn
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Ras al-Ayn, also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the Syria–Turkey border. It is also known in English by variations of its Kurdish-language name, such
Ras al-Ayn
People in the city center
Orthodox church
A view in October 2013. The city fell under Kurdish YPG control during the Syrian Civil War
Khabur
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The Khabur River is the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates in Syria. Although the Khabur originates in Turkey, the karstic springs around Ras al-Ayn are the river's main source of water. Sev
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…it to Diyar Rabi'a (abode of the Arab tribe Rabi'a). He also described it as a big city with plenty of water, around 300 springs from which most of al-Khabur river starts. In addition to Ras al-Ayn, medieval Arab Muslim sources refer to the town sometimes as Ain Werda. Nineteenth-century English sources refer to…
Khabur south of Al-Hasakah
Assyrian Church in Khabur River Valley.