city Urkesh: All Data

Urkesh is a city in Syria. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

Urkesh : All the events that happened on its coordinates Urkesh : All the polities that existed on its coordinates Urkesh : Chronology

Urkesh: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

2299 BC
Capital of Urkesh
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1920 AD
Mentioned in Event: Aftermath of World War I
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)
1946 AD
Mentioned in Event: Syria-Lebanon campaign
2014 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battles in Khan Shaykhun