Carchemish

Local nameKarkamış
LocationKarkamış

Carchemish, also spelled Karkemish, 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.

It was the location of an important battle, about 605 BC, between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible. Modern neighbouring cities are Karkamış in Turkey and Jarabulus in Syria.

Tags Archaeological Site
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carchemish

Address 27880, Turkey

Coordinates 36°49'45.799" N 38°0'56.262" E

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