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West Gate at Carchemish

a Pleiades place resource

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Western gate of the city of Carchemish, constructed in the Middle Bronze Age and in use through Late Antique period.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/470358116

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.8296561438, 38.0118048325

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of West gate, Carchemish (1750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

West Gate at Carchemish makes connections with:

West Gate at Carchemish located at Carchemish (1750 BC - AD 640)

West Gate at Carchemish receives connections from:

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Place type:
gate (of a city), city gate

References:

See Further:

Mantellini 2021

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'West Gate at Carchemish: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/470358116> [accessed: 06 March 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/470358116 |title=Places: 470358116 (West Gate at Carchemish) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=March 6, 2026 4:03 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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