Haran
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Haran is an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia known from the Hebrew Bible as a key dwelling place of the patriarch Abraham before his journey to Canaan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land of Goshen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientNameInAkkadian | Ḫarrānu ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Sin ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham
ⓘ
Nahor ⓘ Terah ⓘ patriarchs ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| biblicalEvent |
place from which Abraham departed to Canaan
ⓘ
place where Terah died ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Assyrians
ⓘ
Babylonians ⓘ Medes ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| cultCenterOf | Sin ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
beehive houses
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
caravan city
ⓘ
position on major trade routes ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| languageAttested |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mesopotamia
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southeastern Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Anatolia
|
| locatedNear |
Balikh River
ⓘ
Euphrates ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| meaningOfName |
caravan route
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nearModernTown |
Ḫarrānu
ⓘ
surface form:
Harran
|
| partOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian Empire
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| province | Şanlıurfa Province ⓘ |
| roleInText |
dwelling place of Abraham
ⓘ
stopping place on Abraham’s journey to Canaan ⓘ |
| siteOf | last Assyrian royal refuge ⓘ |
| tradeRole | link between Mesopotamia and Anatolia ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Land of Goshen