Carchemish

or Char·che·mish

[ kahr-kuh-mish, kahr-kee- ]

noun

1. an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.

Carchemish

/ kɑːˈkiː-; ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ /

noun

1. an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc )

Example Sentences

The pale-skinned lad known ironically as “Dahoum”—dark one—was a local boy who carried water to Lawrence’s excavating team at Carchemish, a site on today’s Turkish-Syrian border.

From Economist

The pale-skinned lad known ironically as “Dahoum”—dark one—was a local boy who carried water to Lawrence’s excavating team at Carchemish, a site on today’s Turkish-Syrian border.

From Economist

Ultimately he was allowed to use his fellowship money to underwrite a stint at a Hittite archaeological site in Carchemish.

From Washington Post

At Carchemish, Lawrence grew devoted to a young Arab named Dahoum.

From Washington Post

Chedorlaomer and his army followed therefore much the same route as Terah in his emigration, first going north-west up the Euphrates and then crossing it probably at Carchemish, or above it, and coming southward towards Canaan.

From Project Gutenberg