Tel Arad (Hebrew: תל ערד), in Arabic Tell 'Arad (تل عراد), is an archaeological tell, or mound, located west of the Dead Sea, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of the modern Israeli city of Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain. The site is divided into a lower city and an upper section on a hill.

Etymology Zippori / Tzipori; Sepphoris. In Ancient Greek, the city was called Sepphoris [dubious – discuss] from its Hebrew name Tzipori, understood to be a variant of the Hebrew word for bird, tzipor – perhaps, as a Talmudic gloss suggests, because it is "perched on the top of a mountain, like a bird".. Eirenopolis and Neronias. Sepphoris issued its first coins at the time of the First ...

Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, 13 kilometers from Kiryat Gat, encompassing the ruins of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the time of the First Temple, and Beit Guvrin, an important town in the Roman era, when it was known as Eleutheropolis.. Archaeological artifacts unearthed at the site include a large Jewish cemetery, …

Tel Megiddo (Hebrew: תל מגידו; Arabic: مجیدو, Tell el-Mutesellim, lit. "Mound of the Governor"; Greek: Μεγιδδώ, Megiddo) is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, the remains of which form a tell (archaeological mound), situated in northern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, about 30 km south-east of Haifa.Megiddo is known for its historical, geographical, and theological ...

Caesarea Maritima (/ ˌ s ɛ s ə ˈ r iː ə m ə ˈ r ɪ t ɪ m ə /; Greek: Παράλιος Καισάρεια Parálios Kaisáreia), formerly Strato's Tower, also known as Caesarea Palestinae, was an ancient city in the Sharon plain on the coast of the Mediterranean, now in ruins and included in an Israeli national park.For centuries it was a major intellectual hub of the Mediterranean ...

Arqa (Arabic: عرقا; Akkadian: ????????????, romanized: Irqata) is a Lebanese village near Miniara in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, 22 km northeast of Tripoli, near the coast.. The town was a notable city-state during the Iron Age.The city of Irqata sent 10,000 soldiers to the coalition against the Assyrian king in the Battle of Qarqar.The former bishopric became a double Catholic titular see ...

Lachish (Hebrew: לָכִישׁ) is mentioned in several books in the Hebrew Bible.The Book of Joshua refers to Lachish in Chapter 10 (verses 10:3, 5, 23, and 31–35), describing the Israelite conquest of Caanan.Japhia, the King of Lachish, is listed as one of the Five Amorite Kings that allied to repel the invasion. After a surprise attack from the Israelites, the kings took refuge in a cave ...

Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yāfō (help · info)) and in Arabic Yafa (Arabic: يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel.Jaffa is known for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus, and later for its ...

Située au nord du pays et dans le district qui porte son nom, Haïfa est la troisième ville du pays et compte une population de 270 500 habitants [3], [4]. À l’instar d’Acre et de Jérusalem, à côté de la population juive, elle abrite une importante communauté arabe palestinienne (Arabes israéliens), approximativement 25 000 personnes, de confessions diverses.

Mount Carmel (Hebrew: הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, romanized: Har haKarmel; Arabic: جبل الكرمل, romanized: Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias (Arabic: جبل مار إلياس, romanized: Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit. 'Mount Saint Elias/Elijah'), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast.