Karkemish

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Karkemish
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned circa 7th century BC
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Yes
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Neo-Assyrian_Empire
gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:coordinates 36.8281°N 38.0061°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:Leonard_Woolley
1876
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Carchemish
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karkemish
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish
gptkbp:languageSpoken Akkadian
Assyrian
Luwian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Jerablus
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gaziantep_Province
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish_(605_BC)
gptkbp:type tell (archaeological mound)
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luwian_mythology
gptkb:Neo-Hittite_states
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6