Hamoukar
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Hamoukar (, known locally as Khirbat al-Fakhar) is a large archaeological site located in the Jazira region of northeastern Syria (Al Hasakah Governorate), near the Iraqi and Turkish borders. The early settlement dates back to the 5th millennium BCE, and it existed simultaneously with the Ubaid and the early Uruk cultures. It was a major center of obsidian production. In the 3rd millennium, this was one of the largest cities of Northern Mesopotamia, and extended to 105 ha.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Hamoukar
- Ancient site.native_name
- Khirbat al-Fakhar
- Ancient site.map_type
- Syria
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.location
- Syria
- Ancient site.region
- Al Hasakah Governorate
- Ancient site.area
- 105-300 ha
- Ancient site.built
- around 4500 BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- around 1200 BC
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1999 to 2010
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Clemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Al-Yaarubiyah Subdistrict
- Significant event
- archaeological excavation
Sources (1)
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Article · Italiano
Hamoukar (in arabo حموقار) è un tell ed un grande sito archeologico collocato nella Jazira, nella parte nordorientale della Siria, al confine con l'Iraq. Molto probabilmente si tratta del luogo dove è avvenuta la più antica battaglia della storia. Gli scavi sono stati condotti da un gruppo siriano e americano coordinato dall' e dalla University of Chicago dal 1999
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