Carchemish

Carchemish was an important Hittite fortress and provincial capital located on the west bank of the Euphrates River. After the Hittite Empire fell in the 12th century BC, it became the centre of an independent kingdom until it was taken by Assyria.

The city is significant from a biblical pe…

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