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Tel Megiddo

Megiddo

Site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel valley.

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Coordinate Location

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32.5853°N 35.1844°E

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Instance Of

Tell
Archaeological Site

Part Of

Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

Inception

7000 BC
Instance Of
:
Statement with Gregorian Date Earlier than 1584

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Megiddo

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

586 BC
Instance Of
:
Statement with Gregorian Date Earlier than 1584

Country

Israel

Said to Be the Same As

Armageddon

Heritage Designation

Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
(2005 - )
Part Of
:
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Official Name
: Tel Megiddo
Start Time
: 2005

Area

16.05 hectare
Applies to Part
:
World Heritage Site
290.85 hectare
Applies to Part
:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

Described by Source

Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25296170
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24958530
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q109557811

Location

Jezreel Valley

Time Period

Bronze Age
Iron Age

Significant Event

Battle of Megiddo
(4/3/1457 BC)
Point in Time
: 4/3/1457 BC

Height

82 metre
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