Ancient city of Urkesh

Syria / al-Hhasakah / Amuda /
 archaeological site, interesting place
Important Hurrian city, the only one of the Hurrians that can safely be considered as a major religious, political and econimic center of this ancient civilisation. The site deliverd numerous ceramics, figurines, sculptures and sealsand so gives a deep insight of the Hurrian culture, which has to be dated according to the latest findings back to the 3rd millennium BC.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urkesh
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Coordinates:   37°3'29"N   40°59'48"E
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