‘Āmūdā, Syria
Urkesh
Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish (Akkadian: 𒌨𒆧𒆠 UR.KIŠKI, 𒌨𒋙𒀭𒄲𒆠 UR.KEŠ3KI; modern Tell Mozan; Arabic: تل موزان), is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It was founded during the third millennium BC, possibly by the Hurrians, on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries. The Hurrians likely formed an obscure kingdom centered around Urkesh, from where they would later traditionally trace their kingship.
- City
- ‘Āmūdā
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia