SyriaAin Dara is a settlement best known for its destroyed Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple [1]. The site is 67 kilometres northwest of Aleppo near the Syro-Turkish border [1]. The site covers 25 ha, consisting of an Upper City and Lower Town [1]. The Ain Dara temple has revealed a three-part layout with structural blocks of basalt on limestone foundations [1]. The discovery of the temple was the result of a fortuitous finding of a colossal basalt lion in 1955 [1]. Excavations in 1956, 1962, and 1964 were conducted by Maurice Dunand and Feisal Seirafi; beginning in 1976, Ali Abu Assaf continued the work [1].
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Also known as: Ain Dara, Ain Dara (archaeological site), Ain Daran temppeli, Ain Dara (site archéologique), Ain Dara Tapınağı, Ain Dara-tempelet, Ayn Dara, Girê Endarê, Tell Ain Dara, Tempio di Ain Dara, Templet i Ain Dara, Templo de Ain Dara
| Type | Temple complex |
|---|---|
| Period | 1500 - 500 BC |
| Country | Syria |
| Coordinates | 36.4625° N, 36.8623° E |