Harran
Harran ranks 2,679th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vilagarcía de Arousa, Caxias do Sul, and Abeokuta. Memorable people born in Harran include Ibn Taymiyyah, Nabonidus, and Al-Battani. Memorable people who died in Harran include Marcus Licinius Crassus, Esarhaddon, and Haran. Harran has been the birth place of many mathematicians and philosophers and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Harran is located in Turkey.
Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km2, and its population is 96,072 (2022). It is approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometres from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 555 BC and 1263, Harran was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ibn Taymiyyah, Nabonidus, and Al-Battani. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Harran including Marcus Licinius Crassus, Esarhaddon, and Haran.
People Born in Harran
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Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 1
Nabonidus
555 BC - 538 BC
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 2
Al-Battani
858 - 929
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
Thābit ibn Qurra
836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Asad ibn al-Furat
759 - 828
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Harran
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Marcus Licinius Crassus
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 1
Esarhaddon
800 BC - 669 BC
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 2
Haran
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 3
Publius Licinius Crassus
86 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 4
Theodore Abu Qurrah
750 - 820
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Harran
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Harran were mathematicians (2), philosophers (1), politicians (1), and lawyers (1), while most who died were politicians (3), religious figures (1), and writers (1).
