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  • Carchemish

  • Carchemish

    Carchemish, also, was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. Today it is on the frontier between Turkey and Syria.
    Archaeological Site
    Carchemish
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    Carchemish

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Turkey

    Gaziantep

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    Third Millennium BC

    Bronze Age

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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