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Megiddo (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 11 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at the foot of Mount Carmel. An important battlefield in ancient history; Thutmose III of Egypt defeated Syrian army 1468 BCE; Deborah & Barak overcame Sisera 13th century BCE; Josiah killed by Necho II of Egypt 609 BCE; major British offensive against Turks began here 1918. |
Names: |
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| Tel Megiddo (preferred,C,V,Hebrew (transliterated),U,N)
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| Tell Mutesellim (C,V)
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| Tell el-Mutesellim (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Tell El Mutesillim (C,V)
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| Armageddon (C,O)
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| מגידו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Megiddo (H,V,English-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Northern (national district) (P) |
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Megiddo (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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settled since 3500 BC |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| city (H) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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