Hamoukar

Hamoukar
Khirbat al-Fakhar
Hamoukar is located in Syria
Hamoukar
Shown within Syria
LocationSyria
RegionAl Hasakah Governorate
Coordinates36°48′55″N 41°57′21″E / 36.81528°N 41.95583°E / 36.81528; 41.95583
Area105-300 ha
History
Foundedaround 4500 BC
Abandonedaround 1200 BC
Site notes
Excavation dates1999 to 2010
ArchaeologistsClemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson

Hamoukar (Arabic: حموكار, known locally as Khirbat al-Fakhar) is a large archaeological site located in the Jazira region of northeastern Syria (Al Hasakah Governorate), near the Iraqi and Turkish borders. The early settlement dates back to the 5th millennium BCE, and it existed simultaneously with the Ubaid and the early Uruk cultures. It was a big centre of obsidian production. In the 3rd millennium, this was one of the largest cities of Northern Mesopotamia, and extended to 105 ha.