Alqosh - ܐܠܩܘܫ

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Town 40 km. north of Mosul in Iraq.1

Names

  • ܐܠܩܘܫ5
  • Alqosh2, 3, 6, 7
  • ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ5
  • Alqōsh4

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 36.735278° Long. 43.096389°2
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 36.7321002000° Long. 43.0975628000°6

Descriptions

30. Alqosh1
Town 40 km. north of Mosul in Iraq.1

Attestation

Attestation of name ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ in the colophon of Mardin, Chaldean Cathedral Ms. Macomber 32,19 [HMML CCM 00168]. ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ5 5
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Works Cited

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  • 1 A. Mengozzi, "Alqosh." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 17.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 17 (with fig. 4), 18, 29, 47, 51, 69, 74, 86–87, 92, 113, 203–204 (with fig. 57), 210, 224, 226, 235, 262, 265, 346, 349, 359, 363, 385, 443, 451 (fig. 3c), 456 (fig. 56c), map: Map IV.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: Alqosh.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 40, 42, 47, 48, 56, 57, 59, 70, 71, 72, 75, 77, 79, 89, 100, 108, 113, 114, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 128, 129, 130, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, 158, 159, 162, 163, 165, 169, 171, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 192, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 209, 210, 212, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 230, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241-258, 259, 260, 26, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 271, 272, 273, 288, 290, 292, 298, 318, 326, 338, 349, 350, 354, 355, 366.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 Mardin, Chaldean Cathedral Ms. Macomber 32,19 [HMML CCM 00168] , fol: 93r.
  • 6 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 14.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 824.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 8 p: 266-289., p: 266-289.
  • 9 p: 770-782., p: 770-782.
  • 10 p: 718-730., p: 718-730.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Alqosh — ܐܠܩܘܫ ” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/19.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Alqosh — ܐܠܩܘܫ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2025. Entry published July 11, 2025. http://syriaca.org/place/19.

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Entry Title: Alqosh — ܐܠܩܘܫ

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
  • Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Geoffrey Khan
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Heleen Murre-van Den Berg
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Wilmshurst index information entry by Anthony Davis
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson

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