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Indecisive battle between the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III and a coalition, led by Damascus, of Syrian states; it is famous because king Achab of Israel is mentioned.
Location:
- Syrian Arab Republic, Qarqūr
- geo:35.743484,36.332634
- Location uncertain
Period or year:
- -853 / unknown
Class:
- Site of historic event
- invisible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=19457
- pleiades:place=995604669
- livius:battle=qarqar-853-bce
- wikidata:entity=Q849474
Annotations
Indecisive battle between the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III and a coalition, led by Damascus, of Syrian states; it is famous because king Achab of Israel is mentioned.
Nearby
Tell Qarqur - Karkar?
Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age
Roman bridge (7 km)
Roman bridge
Niaccuba (8 km)
Niaccuba