Urkesh
Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish, is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Hasakah, Syria. It was founded during the 3rd millennium BC, possibly by the Hurrians, on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 450 metres (1,480 feet)
- Also known as“Girê Mozan-Orkiş-Orkisch- تل موزان”“Moûzâne”“Mouzane, Moûzâne, Mūzān”“Muzan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amuda and Yeniköy.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey.
8 km northeast of Urkesh
Tilkitepe
Village
Tilkitepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey.
8 km north of Urkesh
Urkesh
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
37.05942° or 37° 3′ 34″ north
Longitude
40.9933° or 40° 59′ 36″ east
Open location code
8H923X5V+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Urkesh” goes by many names.
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