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Tel Megiddo is widely regarded as the most important archaeological site in Israel from Biblical times, and as one of the most significant sites for the study of the ancient Near East generally. It was inhabited continuously for more than five millennia, from about 6000 to around 500 B.C.E.
Tel Megiddo. Related Places: Israel. Canaan. ancient Middle East. Megiddo, important town of ancient Palestine, overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon (Valley of Jezreel). It lies about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Haifa in northern Israel.
Tel Megiddo was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005. A Royal Canaanite City and an Egyptian Administrative Center A village had been established on the hill of Megiddo at the end of the 6th millennium BCE, but the first fortified urban settlement, remains of which were uncovered on bedrock in the eastern part of the tel, dates from ...
Gear up for an exhilarating journey back in time at Tel Megiddo, the legendary site of ancient battles and biblical prophecies. This once-mighty Canaanite city now offers a glimpse into the past with its impressive ruins and stories of great power .
Tel Megiddo (Hebrew: מגידו) is a hill in modern Israel near the Kibbutz of Megiddo, the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, and famous for several famous historical battles. It is located about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of the coastal city of Haifa in northern region of Israel.
Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, the impressive remains of several civilizations draw many visitors and pilgrims. Tel Megiddo was a strategic military location on the Via Maris, the Roman road that led from Egypt to Damascus. It had a long history of battles and conquests.
Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections.
