Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Harran is a village and district of Å anlÄ urfa Province in the Kurdish southeast of Turkey , 24 miles ( 44 kilometers ) southeast of the city of Å anlÄ urfa and near the Syrian border .
Simplified: Harran , also known as Carrhae , is a district of Å anlÄ urfa Province in the southeast of Turkey .