Middle East
Syria
Hama Governorate

Qarqur

Qarqur is a village in northern , administratively part of the , located northwest of . It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the .
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  • Type: Village with 2,360 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Qarqor”, “Qarqoûr”, “Qarquor”, and “Qarqūr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qarqar.

Archaeological site
or Karkar is the name of an ancient town in northwestern Syria, known from Neo-Assyrian sources. It was the site of one of the most important battles of the ancient world, the battle of , fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied force comprising military units from 11 local kingdoms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghanya and Sheikh Sindyan Fouqani.

Village
is a Syrian located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,205 in the 2004 census. is situated 3½ km northwest of Qarqur.

Hamlet
Sheikh Sindyan Fawqani is a Syrian located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sheikh Sindyan Fawqani had a population of 130 in the 2004 census. is situated 3½ km west of Qarqur.

Village
Frikeh, Idlib is a Syrian located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Frikeh, Idlib had a population of 3,261 in the 2004 census. is situated 4 km northeast of Qarqur.

Qarqur

Latitude
35.74323° or 35° 44′ 36″ north
Longitude
36.32158° or 36° 19′ 18″ east
Population
2,360
Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)
Open location code
8G7RP8VC+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 571192292
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
166028
Wiki­data ID
Q7266876
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Qarqur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قرقور”
  • Chinese: “卡爾庫爾”
  • Dutch: “Qarqur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قرقور”
  • French: “Qarqour”
  • German: “Karkur”
  • Hebrew: “קרקור”
  • Korean: “카르쿠르”
  • Persian: “قرقور، حماة”
  • Persian: “قرقور”
  • Polish: “Karkur”
  • Russian: “Каркур”
  • Vietnamese: “Qarqur”

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