Urshu

Also known as Warsuwa, Urshum, Uršu

Urshu (Uršu, Warsuwa or Urshum) was a Hurrian-Amorite city-state in southern Turkey, probably located on the west bank of the Euphrates, and north of Carchemish.

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It sits within the topics Former populated places in Turkey, Hurrian cities and Turkey articles missing geocoordinate data.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Turkey
Time zone: UTC+03:00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
Assyrian Trade Network
Middle Bronze II
Hittite conquest
Late Bronze Age
Kizzuwatna period
See also
References
Citations

Urshu (Uršu, Warsuwa or Urshum) was a Hurrian-Amorite city-state in southern Turkey, probably located on the west bank of the Euphrates, and north of Carchemish.

==History== According to Archi (2011), Uršum (Uršaum) lay north of Hassum (Hassuwan/Haššum), and now has been "placed between Gaziantep and Birecik on the Euphrates, or at Gaziantep itself."

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