Maresha

Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to Tel Maresha.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site (tell) in Southern District, Israel
  • Also known as: “Mareisha”, “Marissa, Tel Maresha”, “Tall Sandahanna”, “Мариса”, “מראשה”, and “תל מרשה”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Beth Guvrin and Amphitheater.

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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km north of Maresha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west…

Hamlet
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, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim… is situated 4 km northeast of Maresha.

Village
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Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern . is situated 6 km south of Maresha.

Maresha

Latitude
31.59296° or 31° 35′ 35″ north
Longitude
34.89841° or 34° 53′ 54″ east
Elevation
350 metres (1,148 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHVVX+59
Geo­Names ID
293359
Wiki­data ID
Q1507676
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Maresha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مراشه”
  • Belarusian: “Марэша”
  • Catalan: “Mareshah”
  • Cebuano: “Tel Maresha”
  • Chinese: “馬沙”
  • Chinese: “马沙”
  • Croatian: “Maresha”
  • Dutch: “Tel Maresha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماريشا”
  • Finnish: “Marisa (Palestiina)”
  • Finnish: “Marisa”
  • French: “Marésha”
  • Georgian: “მარეშა”
  • German: “Maresha”
  • German: “Marissa”
  • Hebrew: “מרשה”
  • Hebrew: “תל מראשה”
  • Indonesian: “Maresa”
  • Japanese: “マレシャ”
  • Malayalam: “മരേഷ”
  • Persian: “ماریشا”
  • Polish: “Maresza”
  • Portuguese: “Maressa”
  • Russian: “Мареша”
  • Swedish: “Tel Maresha”
  • Turkish: “Maresha”
  • Ukrainian: “Мареша”

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