Kadesh (Syria)

Tell Nebi Mend

Qadesh
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Shown within Syria
Location	Syria
Region	Homs Governorate
Coordinates	34°33′27″N 36°31′12″E / 34.5576°N 36.5200°E / 34.5576; 36.5200
Site notes
Excavation dates	1922-1923, 1975-1995
Archaeologists	Maurice Pezard, Peter Parr

Kadesh, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the Levant on or near the headwaters or a ford of the Orontes River. It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters. It was the site of the Battle of Kadesh between the Hittite and Egyptian empires in the 13th century BC.