ناحية الجرنية, Syrian Arab Republic
Tall Munbāqa or Mumbaqat or Tell Munbaqa, proposed as the site of the Late Bronze Age city of Ekalte, is a 5,000-year-old town complex in Raqqa Governorate of northern Syria. The ruins are located on a steep slope on the east bank of the upper course of the Euphrates. Due to the establishment of the
Tabqa Dam at Al-Thawrah, 35 kilometers west of Raqqa, the city ruins are partially flooded today by Lake Assad. Situated high above the steep drop of the eastern shore, the high mound of Tall Munbāqa is still preserved. Several other sites are in the vicinity including Emar about 100 kilometers to the south, Tell Hadidi about 5 kilometers to the north, and Habuba Kabira about 10 kilometers to the south. The city-god of Ekalte was Baʿlaka (Bakhlaka). There are known to have been four temples in the city, three on the high ground by the Euphrates and one at a city gate.
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