You pronounce it, as it is written, because what you have wroten down is a transliteration of the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ which means "holy". A transliteration is a conversion of a text from one script to another.
Kadesh was a land battle, not a trade contest.
Present day Lebanon.
See Numbers ch.9 (though they weren't at Kadesh at the time).
the battle of kadesh took place in the 19th dynasty
Caleb
Ramses II was a master of propaganda and a mediocre military leader. At the Battle of Kadesh Ramses made the worlds first peace treaty with the Hittite Empire. Upon the return the Egypt Ramses claimed that he was victorious. However, the Hittite Empire was able to maintain Kadesh and it is speculated that Ramses actually lost territory after the battle of Kadesh.
Miriam died and was buried at kadesh.
Kadesh
It was a place in the south of Ancient Israel. It means Holiness.
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The Battle of Kadesh.
Palle Nielsen has written: 'Ramses II og slaget ved Kadesh' -- subject- s -: Kadesh, Battle of, 1300 B.C.- ? - 'Romerne i Spanien' -- subject- s -: History