Karkamış

City part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires

Site Id: 330
Locality: Gaziantep
Address: Karkamış, 27-26, Etiler Mah., Karkamış, Gaziantep, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi, Türkiye
Coordinates: 36.82947115, 38.015398741406926
Period: Neolithic

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Carchemish (Turkish: Karkamış; /ˈkɑːrkəmɪʃ/ KAR-kəm-ish or /kɑːrˈkiːmɪʃ/ kar-KEE-mish), also spelled Karkemish (Hittite: 𒋼𒀀𒅗𒈩 Kargamiš;[1] Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔕢‎𔗧𔖻𔑺‎ Karkamisà, 𔗧𔖱𔗧𔖻𔑶‎ Karakamisà/Karikamisà;[2][3] Akkadian: Assyrian cuneiform U120FB MesZL 859 or U1243C MesZL 860.svgAssyrian cuneiform U120B5 MesZL 491.svgAssyrian cuneiform U12229 MesZL 486 or U122C3 MesZL 485.svg Gargamiš;[4] Egyptian: More on Wikipedia

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Maps of Karkamış archeological site, located in Gaziantep, Türkiye.

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