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Tell Aswad

Damascus, Syria

Tell Aswad ("Black Hill"), Su-uk-su or Shuksa, is a large prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 5 hectares (540, 000 ft2) in size, located around 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Damascus in Syria, on a tributary of the Barada River at the eastern end of the village of Jdeidet el Khass.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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