Gidara

Gidara (West Semitic for wall, Aramaic Raqamatu ) was a city in ancient times, and the center of an Aramaic Kleinkönigtums at the headwaters of the Khabur southwest of Mardin and north of Guzana. Under the reign of the Assyrian king Tiglatpeleser II ( 966-935 BC), Assyria lost city of the Aramaic Arumu. Nevertheless, no doubt consisted of Assyria a dependency. The population of the city was both Aramaic and Assyrian.

The last king mentioned in Assyrian sources Temaniten Aramean was Muquru, whose reign with his capture and the capture of the strongly fortified city 898 BC by the Assyrian king Adad - nirari II ended ( 911-891 BC). Muqurus palace was looted, he dragged himself to his brothers in bronze shackles to Assyria.

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