Tell Touqan
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Tell Touqan تل طوقان Tall Tukan |
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 Tell Touqan
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| Coordinates: 35°49′21″N 36°57′11″E / 35.82250°N 36.95306°ECoordinates: 35°49′21″N 36°57′11″E / 35.82250°N 36.95306°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Idlib |
| Subdistrict | Abu al-Thuhur |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,531 |
Tell Touqan (Arabic: تل طوقان, also spelled Tell Toqan or Tall Tukan) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located about 45 kilometers southeast of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Tell Sultan and Tell Kalbah to the east, Abu al-Thuhur to the southeast, Shaykh Idris to the southwest, Kafr Amim to the east, Saraqib to the northeast and Jazraya to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Touqan had a population of 3,531 in the 2004 census.
The village of Tell Touqan is built atop a large tell ("artificial mound"). The mound has an area of about 27 hectares, encircled by the remains of a tall wall as well as an inner wall within the perimeter and gaps in between the walls. This suggests the previous existence of a citadel with gates. The ruins of an acropolis are also located on the mound. It has been suggested that Tell Touqan corresponds with Thaknu in Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III's list of settlements and the Tukhan of Assyrian emperor Tiglath-pileser II's list. The site, situated 15 kilometers north of the Dead City of Ebla, has been identified with the Bronze Age city of "Ursa'um" which served as a major regional center in the 24th century BCE. More comprehensive research suggests Ursa'um to be closer to Gaziantep in Turkey. A number of archaeology experts have said Tell Touqan's identification with Ursa'um is not possible. It was destroyed by the Assyrians around the same time as Ebla, but was later rebuilt after Ebla's reestablishment.
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