Hurrians
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 The approximate area of Hurrian settlement in the Middle Bronze Age is shown in purple | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Near East | |
| Languages | |
| Hurrian | |
| Religion | |
| Hurrian religion |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with deprecated parameter
total. Replace with population.The Hurrians (/ˈhʊəriənz/) were a people who inhabited the Ancient Near East during the Bronze Age. They spoke the Hurrian language, and lived throughout northern Syria, upper Mesopotamia and southeastern Anatolia.
The Hurrians were first documented in the city of Urkesh, where they built their first kingdom. The largest and most influential Hurrian kingdom was Mitanni. The population of the Hittite Empire in Anatolia included a large population of Hurrians, and there is significant Hurrian influence in Hittite mythology. By the Early Iron Age, the Hurrians had been assimilated with other peoples. The state of Urartu later covered some of the same area. A related people to the Hurrians are the Urarteans.