Harran (disambiguation)
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Harran may refer to:
Places
[edit]- Harran (biblical place), an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia
Norway
[edit]- Harran, Norway, a village in the municipality of Grong in Trøndelag county, Norway
- Harran (municipality), a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway
Syria
[edit]- Harran al-Awamid, a town in Rif Dimashq Governorate, southern Syria.
- Harran, Idlib, a village in Idlib Governorate, northern Syria
- Harran, as-Suwayda, an ancient village in Shahba District, As-Suwayda Governorate, southwestern Syria
Turkey
[edit]- Harran, a major ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia (in present-day Turkey)
Yemen
[edit]- Harran, Yemen, a village in west central Yemen
Other
[edit]- Battle of Harran, a battle in 1104 between crusader states Antioch and Edessa
- Harran Sulci, a region on Saturn's moon, Enceladus
- Harran University, a university in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
- Fall of Harran, the Babylonian siege and capture of Harran in 608 BC
- Harran, the fictional city-state that serves as the setting for the survival horror video game Dying Light.
See also
[edit]- Haran (Hebrew: הָרָן), the name of three different men mentioned in the Hebrew Bible