Carchemish
Viceroyalty of Carchemish / Kingdom of Carchemish Karkamiša | |||||||||
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| c. 1321 BC–717 BC | |||||||||
 Carchemish among the Neo-Hittite states | |||||||||
| Capital | Carchemish | ||||||||
| Common languages | Hittite, Hieroglyphic Luwian | ||||||||
| Religion | Hittite-Luwian religion | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Bronze Age, Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 1321 BC | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 717 BC | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey Syria | ||||||||
Carchemish (/ˈkɑːrkəmɪʃ/ KAR-kəm-ish or /kɑːrˈkiːmɪʃ/ kar-KEE-mish[1][2]), also spelled Karkemish (Hittite: Karkamiš;[3]