Ancient Archaeology site on Khabur River

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Nate Loper 🗺️ ⛏🏺 #ArizonaGuide
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2020-08-21
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Ancient ruin site on Khabur (Euphrates) River. Some have proposed this to be a possible location for the Tower of Babel as recorded in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. The remains of the main square structure is about 125 feet tall, and 650 feet long on each side, with the immediate surrounding tell at about 40 acres in area. GIS survey reveals a larger surrounding settlement city, now mostly under surrounding agricultural fields. This exact location matches cartography locations on a number of ancient maps for the Tower of Babel. A more modern green-domed tomb shrine of Sheikh Abu Haddlan Isa has been built on the southeast corner. -Nate Loper

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