Editing Tel Megiddo (section)

{{Short description|Site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel Valley}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Tel Megiddo
| native_name = {{Script/Hebrew|תל מגידו}}
| alternate_name = Tell el-Mutesellim
| image = תל מגידו.JPG
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| caption = An aerial view of Tel Megiddo
| map_type = Israel jezreel#Israel#West Asia
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|35|07|N|35|11|04|E|display=inline,title}}
| location = Near [[Megiddo, Israel|Kibbutz Megiddo]], [[Israel]]
| region = [[Levant]]
| type = Settlement
| part_of = [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]], [[Canaan]]

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| abandoned = 350 BCE
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| notes = 
| designation1 = WHS
| designation1_offname = Biblical Tells&nbsp;– Megiddo, [[Hazor (archaeological site)|Hazor]], [[Tel Be'er Sheva|Beer Sheba]]
| designation1_date = 2005 <small>(29th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small>
| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108 1108]
| designation1_criteria = ii, iii, iv, vi
| designation1_type = Cultural
| designation1_free1name = Region
| designation1_free1value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia|Asia-Pacific]]
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'''Tel Megiddo''' (from {{langx|he|תל מגידו}}) is the site of the [[ancient city]] of '''Megiddo''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|g|ɪ|d|oʊ}}; {{langx|el|Μεγιδδώ}}), the remains of which form a [[Tell (archaeology)|tell]] or archaeological mound, situated in northern [[Israel]] at the western edge of the [[Jezreel Valley]] about {{convert|30|km}} southeast of [[Haifa]] near the [[List of towns and villages depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war|depopulated Palestinian town]] of [[Lajjun]] and subsequently [[Megiddo, Israel|Kibbutz Megiddo]]. Megiddo is known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance, especially under its Greek name [[Armageddon]]. During the [[Bronze Age]], Megiddo was an important [[Canaan]]ite [[city-state]]. During the [[Iron Age]], it was a royal city in the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]].

Megiddo's strategic location at the northern end of the [[defile (geography)|defile]] of the [[Wadi Ara]], which acts as a pass through the [[Carmel Ridge]], and its position overlooking the rich [[Jezreel Valley]] from the west gave it much of its importance.

Excavations have unearthed 20 strata of ruins since the [[Neolithic]] phase, indicating a long settlement period.<ref name="Cline, Eric" /> The site is protected as [[National parks and nature reserves of Israel|Megiddo National Park]] and is a [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/9642 |title = UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Document - Tel Megiddo National Park}}</ref>

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