Hamoukar

Hamoukar
Khirbat al-Fakhar
Location within Syria
36°48′55″N 41°57′21″E
Location	Syria
Region	Al Hasakah Governorate
History
Built	around 4500 BC
Abandoned	around 1200 BC
Site notes
Area	105–300 ha (260–740 acres)
Excavation dates	1999 to 2010
Archaeologists	Clemens D. Reichel, McGuire Gibson

Hamoukar (Arabic: حموكار, known locally as Khirbat al-Fakhar) is a large archaeological site located in the Jazira region of northeastern Syria (Al Hasakah Governorate), near the Iraqi and Turkish borders. The early settlement dates back to the 5th millennium BCE, and it existed simultaneously with the Ubaid and the early Uruk cultures. It was a major center of obsidian production. In the 3rd millennium, this was one of the largest cities of Northern Mesopotamia, and extended to 105 ha.