Qarqar

Qarqar 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 Qarqar, 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.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferika and Marj Elzohur.

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

Village
is a Syrian located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,667 in the 2004 census. is situated 4 km east of Qarqar.

Village
is a Syrian located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 1,205 in the 2004 census. is situated 4 km northwest of Qarqar.

Qarqar

Latitude
35.74209° or 35° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
36.3308° or 36° 19′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G7RP8RJ+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226870286
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tell
Wiki­data ID
Q386756
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Qarqar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل قرقو”
  • Arabic: “قرقور”
  • Catalan: “Qarqar”
  • Dutch: “Qarqar”
  • French: “Qarqar”
  • German: “Qarqar”
  • Hungarian: “Karkar”
  • Indonesian: “Karkar”
  • Italian: “Qarqar”
  • Japanese: “カルカル”
  • Persian: “کرکر”
  • Polish: “Karkar”
  • Russian: “Тель-Каркур”
  • Spanish: “Qarqar”
  • Swedish: “Karkar”
  • Turkish: “Karkar”

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