Harran

English

Proper noun

Harran

  1. a district of Şanlıurfa Province in the southeast of Turkey
  2. an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, which was a major Assyrian commercial, cultural, and religious center

Derived terms

  • Harranian

Translations

Further reading

Turkish

Harran ilçesi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حران, from Arabic حَرَّان (ḥarrān)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ha.ɾːan/

Proper noun

Harran

  1. A town and district of Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Declension

Derived terms

  • Harranlı
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