Tell Leilan (Ancient Shubat-Enlil) (Laylan)

Syria / al-Hhasakah / al-Qamisli / Laylan
 place with historical importance, archaeological site, tell (mound), ancient ruins
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The archaeological site of ancient Shehna, which served as the primary royal residence of Shamshi-Adad I of Assyria (and Upper Mesopotamia) in the 18th century BC, under the name Shubat-Enlil.
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Coordinates:   36°57'28"N   41°30'23"E

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  • Leilan or Laylan is a historical site where the American archaeological mission discovered layers of civilizations in including Hurrians, Mitanni and other Indo-Europeans ancestor of Kurds and Armenians in addition to the ruins of Assyrian and Akadi empires who invaded the area in later historical eras.
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