Tell Barri

Tell Barri
View of Tell Barri from the west
Tell Barri is located in Syria
Tell Barri
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameKahat
LocationAl-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates36°44′21″N 41°07′38″E / 36.73917°N 41.12722°E / 36.73917; 41.12722
TypeSettlement
Area37 ha (91 acres)
Height32 m (105 ft)
Site notes
Excavation dates1980-2010
ArchaeologistsPaolo Emilio Pecorella, Mirjo Salvini, Raffaella Pierobon-Benoit

Tell Barri (ancient Kahat) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in north-eastern Syria in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Its ancient name was Kahat as proven by a threshold found on the south-western slope of the mound.[1] Tell Barri is situated along the Wadi Jaghjagh, a tributary of the Khabur River.

It lies 22 kilometers away from the site Tell Arbid and 8 kilometers north of the ancient city of Nagar (Tell Brak).

  1. ^ Georges Dossin, Le Site de la ville de Kahat", Annales Archéologiques de Syrie, vol. 11/12, pp. 197-207, 1961-62