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Tel el-Ajjul (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 27 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.4669 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 24 21 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.4064 decimal degrees |
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Note: Settlement hill dating to 2100 BCE, located in the Gaza Strip at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi. Noted for the large amount of imported pottery from Cyprus discovered here. It has been proposed as the site of ancient Sharuhen. |
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| Tel el-Ajjul (preferred,C,V)
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| Tall al ‘Ujūl (C,V)
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| Tall al-Ajjul (C,V)
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| Tel Ajur (C,V)
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| Tall el ‘Ujūl (C,V)
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| 'Ujul, Tall al (C,V)
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| 'Ujul, Tell el (C,V)
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| Ajur, Tel (C,V)
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| Ajjul (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| tell (C) |
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| hill (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Ghazzah .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Qjṯāʻ Ghazzah) [7001391] |
| possibly identified as .... |
Sharuhen .......... (lost settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Yisra'el) [7030361] |
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