Biblical Tels – Megiddo Hazor Beer Sheba

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site complex

Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, and Beer Sheba are a group of ancient mound settlements in northern and southern Israel recognized by UNESCO for their exceptional archaeological remains that illustrate key stages in the development of early urban societies in the Levant.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site complex ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsSince	19th century ⓘ
archaeologicalType	tell (mound) ⓘ
associatedReligion	Biblical Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Canaanite city-states ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel (ancient) NERFINISHED ⓘ
bufferZone	yes ⓘ
category	Cultural ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
hasCoordinateType	multiple locations ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Tel Beer Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Hazor NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Megiddo NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionReason	outstanding testimony to ancient Levantine civilizations ⓘ
inscriptionYear	2005 ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern District of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern District of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
managementBody	Israel Nature and Parks Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	fortification systems ⓘ gates and city walls ⓘ palatial and administrative buildings ⓘ water systems ⓘ
partOf	World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodRepresented	Bronze Age ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ
protectionStatus	national park areas ⓘ
recognizedFor	evidence of ancient urban planning ⓘ evidence of complex water engineering ⓘ evidence of regional power centers in the Levant ⓘ exceptional archaeological remains ⓘ
significance	illustrates key stages in the development of early urban societies in the Levant ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOregion	Asia and the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSessionOfInscription	29th session (Durban) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1108 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern District, Israel → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Biblical Tels – Megiddo Hazor Beer Sheba ⓘ

Tell el-Mutesellim → UNESCOSiteGroup → Biblical Tels – Megiddo Hazor Beer Sheba ⓘ

this entity surface form: Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba