Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Gargar — ܓܪܓܪ " in last modified June 30, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/86 Gargar Gerger ܓܪܓܪ ܓܰܪܓܰܪ كركر جرجر Karkar كَرْكر A city near the Euphrates between Melitene and Amida. ܚܶܣܢܰܐ ܗܘ ܘܰܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܩܘܪܒܳܐ ܕܡܝܺܠܝܺܛܝܢܝ ܒܶܝܬ ܫܰܡܝܫܰܛ ܠܚܰܣܢ ܙܝܰܐܕ ܠܡܰܥܪܒܳܐ ܕܰܦܪܳܬ. ܚܶܪܒܰܬ. حصن وبلدة قرب ملطية بين سميساط وحصن زياد غربي الفرات تولاها الخراب. an ancient citadel and town near Melitene, between Samosata and Ḥiṣn Ziyād, west of the Euphrates. 38.028889 39.032222 Attestation of name كَرْكر in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. http://syriaca.org/place/86 http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874353 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerger http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gerger The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 60, 284, 290, 335 Map III ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 560 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 518 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 555 Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī IV:514