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.
- Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Syria
- Also known as“Mozan”“Tell Mozan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yeniköy and Amuda.
Yeniköy
Village
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey. Yeniköy is situated 8 km northeast of Urkesh.
Tilkitepe
Village
Tilkitepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province in Turkey. Tilkitepe is situated 8 km north of Urkesh.
Urkesh
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Latitude
37.05681° or 37° 3′ 25″ north
Longitude
40.99744° or 40° 59′ 51″ east
Open location code
8H923X4W+PX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Urkesh” goes by many names.
أوركيشArabic
تل موزانArabic
ՄոզանArmenian
ՈւրկեշArmenian
UrkeshCatalan
UrkisCatalan
UrkishCatalan
乌尔卡什Chinese
Ann-AtalGalician
Atal-ShenGalician
Shatar-MatGalician
TeirruGalician
Tish-AtalGalician
TupkishGalician
UrkeshGalician
テル・モザンJapanese
Girê MozanKurdish
Girê Mozan-OrkişKurdish
UrkeşKurdish
Vekolîna li Girê MozanKurdish
گرێ مۆزانKurdish
UrkešasLithuanian
اورکشPersian
اورکیشPersian
УркешRussian
UrkešSlovenian
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