Tell Brak (, ), also spelled Tal Brak, is a village in northern

Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate (; ; , also known as , ''Gozarto'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water ...

, northeastern

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. It is the nearest village to the site of historical

Tell Brak Tell Brak (Nagar, Nawar) was an ancient city in Syria; it is one the earliest known cities in the world. Its remains constitute a tell located in the Upper Khabur region, near the modern village of Tell Brak, 50 kilometers north-east of ...

. Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya Bir al-Helou al-Wardiya of

al-Hasakah District Al-Hasakah District () is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre for the district is the city of al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah (; / ; ) is a city in northeastern Syria and the capital of the Al-Hasakah Gov ...

. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 124.

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Villages in al-Hasakah Governorate {{AlHasakahSY-geo-stub