Mākisīn

Makisin stood on the right bank of the Khabur, beside dark volcanic heights above the river valley. Medieval geographers described a flourishing town with gardens along the water, a welcome contrast to the dry steppe beyond. It lay on a route used by caravans and armies between Mosul and al-Rahba on the Euphrates. The site later declined, leaving a mound that preserves traces of the old settlement near the river.