Dohuk
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Carolin Johansson, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Mar 24, 2023 02:28 PM
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Dohuk is the capital of Dohuk Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan. The modern city is located around the ancient site; the University of Dohuk campus is situated on top of the ruins of the ancient city (name not known).
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/955792756
36.8623975, 42.9199576
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Dohuk (1000 BC - 720 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Less than certain: CIS location of Dāhuk (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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A black basalt stele of a high official of the Assyrian king Adad-nerari III is reported to have come from Dohuk. Presumably it originates from the high ruin mound.
Jamie Novotny, Carolin Johansson, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Dohuk: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/955792756> [accessed: 16 April 2024]
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