Tell Fekheriye region (proposed for Washukanni)

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The Tell Fekheriye region is an archaeological area in northeastern Syria that has been proposed by some scholars as the possible location of Washukanni, the elusive capital of the ancient Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological region
archaeological site complex
archaeologicalInvestigationsBy German archaeological missions
Syrian archaeologists
associatedWithAncientCity Washukanni NERFINISHED
associatedWithCulture Hurrian NERFINISHED
associatedWithKingdom Mitanni NERFINISHED
containsSite Tell Fekheriye NERFINISHED
Tell Halaf vicinity
hasArchaeologicalStrataFrom Bronze Age
Iron Age NERFINISHED
hasStatus hypothetical identification with Washukanni
hasUncertainIdentification Washukanni NERFINISHED
inBroadRegion Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
linkedToDebateOn location of Mitanni capital
locatedIn Upper Khabur region NERFINISHED
northeastern Syria
locatedInCountry Syria NERFINISHED
mentionedIn scholarly literature on Washukanni
nearRiver Khabur River NERFINISHED
notUniversallyAcceptedAs location of Washukanni
partOf Khabur River basin NERFINISHED
proposedAsLocationOf Washukanni NERFINISHED
relevantFor Late Bronze Age Near Eastern archaeology
study of Hurrian history
study of Mitanni political geography
timeDepth Late Bronze Age

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Mitanni archaeologicalSites Tell Fekheriye region (proposed for Washukanni)