  Shown within Iraq | |
| Coordinates | 36°48′10″N 42°28′05″E / 36.80278°N 42.46806°E |
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| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 4th millennium BC |
| Periods | Uruk, Ninevite 5, Akkadian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1986-1888 |
| Archaeologists | Warwick Ball, Tony Wilkinson |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell al-Hawa is an ancient Near East archaeological site on the North Jazira Plain of northern Iraq, near the border with modern-day Syria and just west of the Tigris river. It lies 40 kilometers southwest of the site of Tell Hamoukar and about 90 kilometers northwest of modern Mosul. Occupation at the site began in the 5th millennium BC Halaf period and continued, with periods of abandonment, until the Islamic period. Settlement reached a substantial size in the 4th millennium BC Uruk period and the late 3rd millennium BC Akkadian Empire period. A modern village, 26 hectares in size, lies off the east edge of the main mound. Tell al-Hawa was excavated as part of a regional rescue archaeology program resulting from the completion of the Mosul Dam and the subsequent expansion of irrigated agriculture. Beveled rim bowls, diagnostic of the Uruk Culture, were found at the site.