Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
A district of Media to which captive Israelites were transported by the Assyrian kings (2 Ki. 17:6, 18:11; 1 Chr. 5:26). It lay along the banks of the upper Khabur, from its source to its junction with the Jerujer. Probably the district called by Ptolemy Chalcitis.