Sweyhat

Tell es-Sweyhat encompasses 45 hectares with a central mound rising 15 meters above ground level and contains extensive fortification structures from the third millennium BC.

The settlement flourished between 3100 and 1900 BC until its destruction by fire during the Ur III Empire, remaining uninhabited until the Hellenistic Period.

Excavations revealed a temple at the high mound summit and a cemetery containing shaft-and-chamber tombs dating to the mid-third millennium BC.

The archaeological site sits 95 kilometers northeast of Aleppo and 60 kilometers south of Carchemish, positioned on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

The site represents a Kranzhugel formation, featuring a central elevated mound encircled by a lower ring mound with earthen rampart remnants.

Location: Syria

GPS coordinates: 36.27421,38.25388

Latest update: July 26, 2025 10:20