Urkesh

Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish, is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Syria
  • Also known as: “Ann-Atal”, “Atal-Shen”, “Mozan”, “Shatar-Mat”, “Teirru”, “Tel Mozan”, “Tish-Atal”, “Tupkish”, “Urkesch”, “Urkis”, “Urkish”, “Vekolîna li Girê Mozan”, “Մոզան”, “أوركيش”, and “テル・モザン”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yeniköy and Amuda.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Mîrsînan tribe and had a population of 313 in 2021. is situated 8 km northeast of Urkesh.

Town
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is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern close to the Syria–Turkey border. As a result of the ongoing civil war, is currently under the civil control of the DAANES and military control of the SDF. is situated 8 km northwest of Urkesh.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village had a population of 186 in 2021. is situated 8 km north of Urkesh.

Urkesh

Latitude
37.05681° or 37° 3′ 25″ north
Longitude
40.99744° or 40° 59′ 51″ east
Open location code
8H923X4W+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2081620540
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1758030
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Urkesh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل موزان”
  • Armenian: “Ուրկեշ”
  • Catalan: “Urkesh”
  • Chinese: “乌尔卡什”
  • Dutch: “Urkesh”
  • Finnish: “Urkeš”
  • French: “Urkesh”
  • Galician: “Urkesh”
  • German: “Tell Mozan”
  • German: “Urkeš”
  • Hebrew: “אורקש”
  • Italian: “Urkesh”
  • Japanese: “ウルケシュ”
  • Kurdish: “Girê Mozan-Orkiş”
  • Kurdish: “Girê Mozan”
  • Kurdish: “گرێ مۆزان”
  • Lithuanian: “Urkešas”
  • Persian: “اورکش”
  • Persian: “اورکیش”
  • Portuguese: “Urkesh”
  • Portuguese: “Urqués”
  • Russian: “Уркеш”
  • Slovenian: “Urkeš”
  • Spanish: “Urkesh”
  • Tamil: “ஊர்கேஷ்”
  • Turkish: “Urkeş”
  • Ukrainian: “Уркеш”

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