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Yamhad was an ancient Semitic kingdom centered on Halab -LRB- Aleppo -RRB- , Syria .. Semitic. Semitic people. Halab. Aleppo. Syria. Syria. The kingdom emerged at the end of the 19th century BC , and was ruled by the Yamhadite dynasty kings , who counted on both military and diplomacy to expand their realm .. Yamhadite dynasty. Yamhad dynasty. From the beginning of its establishment , the kingdom withstood the aggressions of its neighbors Mari , Qatna and Assyria , and was turned into the most powerful Syrian kingdom of its era through the actions of its king Yarim-Lim I. By the middle of the 18th century BC , most of Syria minus the south came under the authority of Yamhad , either as a direct possession or through vassalage , and for nearly a century and a half , Yamhad dominated northern , northwestern and eastern Syria , and had influence over small kingdoms in Mesopotamia at the borders of Elam .. Yarim-Lim I. Yarim-Lim I. Syria. Syria. Mari. Mari, Syria. Qatna. Qatna. Assyria. Old Assyrian Empire#Amorite Period in Assyria.2C 1809.E2.80.931750 BC. Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. Elam. Elam. The kingdom was eventually destroyed by the Hittites , then annexed by Mitanni in the 16th century BC .. Hittites. Hittites. Mitanni. Mitanni. Yamhad 's population was predominately Amorite , and had a typical Bronze Age Syrian culture .. Amorite. Amorite. Bronze Age. Bronze Age. Yamhad was also inhabited by a substantial Hurrian population that settled in the kingdom , adding the influence of their culture .. Hurrian. Hurrian. Yamhad controlled a wide trading network , being a gateway between the eastern Iranian plateau and the Aegean region in the west .. Iranian plateau. Iranian plateau. Aegean. Aegean civilizations. Yamhad worshiped the traditional Northwest Semitic deities , and the capital Halab was considered a holy city among the other Syrian cities as a center of worship for Hadad , who was regarded as the main deity of northern Syria .. Halab. Halab. Hadad. Hadad. Semitic. Semitic people. Syria. Syria. Northwest Semitic. Canaanite religion