中东跳棋（Alquerque），是流行于远古中东地区的两人棋类，已经有强迫吃子、强迫连跳等跳棋规则的特征，为索马里跳棋的后代，为西洋跳棋的祖先。

• 棋盘为五横五竖的横纵线交叉，另有东南-西北向、西南-东北向的斜线各三条，组成共二十五个棋点。

• 以两色棋子区分敌我，每方棋子数十二枚。

Alquerque (also known as Qirkat) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to be the parent of draughts (US and South Africa: checkers) and Fanorona.