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Biblical Tels

Also known as Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Biblical Tels is about 16 km south-west of Nazareth. The nearest other World Heritage site is Beit She'arim Necropolis, about 13 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Nazareth · about 151,000 peopleabout 16 km north-east
  • Haifa · about 1,011,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
  • Nablus · about 216,000 peopleabout 40 km south
  • Irbid · about 650,000 peopleabout 65 km east
  • Tel Aviv · about 3,112,000 peopleabout 70 km south-west
  • Ramallah · about 25,000 peopleabout 80 km south
Biblical TelsHaifaIrbidNablusNazarethDar'aAl MafraqBeit She'arim NecropolisMount Carmel Human Evolution SitesSebastiaOld City of Acre20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Biblical Tels and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesBeit She'arim Necropolis1Mount Carmel Human Evolution Sites2Sebastia3Old City of Acre4White City of Tel Aviv5Biblical Tels
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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