Chagar Bazar

Chagar Bazar/Ašnakkum
تل شاغربازار
Chagar Bazar/Ašnakkum
Shown within Syria
LocationAl-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Coordinates36°52′30″N 40°53′53″E / 36.875°N 40.898°E / 36.875; 40.898
Typesettlement
Area12 ha
History
Foundedca. 6,000 BC
PeriodsNeolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates1934—1937
1999—2010
ArchaeologistsMax Mallowan, Augusta McMahon
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Chagar Bazar (Akk. Ašnakkum; Šagir Bazar, Arabic: تل شاغربازار) is a tell, or settlement mound, in northern Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Al-Hasakah, on the Wadi Dara, a tributary to the Khabur River. It is a short distance from the major ancient city of Nagar (Tell Brak). The site was occupied from the Halaf period (c. 6100 to 5100 BC) until the middle of the 2nd millennium BC.