Qinnasrin was a historical town in northern Syria. It gained fame as an important religious and cultural centre of Syriac Christians before the coming of Islamic conquests.

The town was situated 25 km south west of Aleppo on the west bank of the Queiq River

Queiq River

The Queiq The Queiq The Queiq (also Qoueiq, Quweiq or Qoueiq (ancient Chalos), also called Aleppo River is a river and valley of the Aleppo Governorate, Syria and Turkey. It is a -long river that flows through the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. It arises from the southern Aintab plateau in...

 and was connected to Aleppo

Aleppo

Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...

 with a major road during the Roman times. It became an important centre for Syriac Christianity and was known with its school of theology and monastery.

The town became a military outpost when it was taken by Arabs, and was eventually deserted. Its ruins lies under the modern Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

n village of Hadith.

External links

• Excevations at Hadir Qinnasrin, Oriental Institute
  Oriental Institute
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