Tel 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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  • Ruins
  • Description: ancient city and archaeological site (tell) in Southern District, Israel
  • Also known as
    “Maresha”
    “Marisa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Amphitheater.
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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region.
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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km north of Tel Maresha.
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Barracks
is a barracks, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Tel Maresha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.
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Village
is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west…
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Hamlet
, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim… is situated 4 km northeast of Tel Maresha.
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Village
Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern . is situated 6 km south of Tel Maresha.

Tel Maresha

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Latitude
31.59265° or 31° 35′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.89814° or 34° 53′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G3PHVVX+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278470166
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1507676

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tel 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: “מראשה”
  • Hebrew: “מרשה”
  • Hebrew: “תל מראשה”
  • Hebrew: “תל מרשה”
  • Indonesian: “Maresa”
  • Japanese: “マレシャ”
  • Malayalam: “മരേഷ”
  • Persian: “ماریشا”
  • Polish: “Maresza”
  • Polish: “Marissa, Tel Maresha”
  • Portuguese: “Maressa”
  • Russian: “Мареша”
  • Russian: “Мариса”
  • Swedish: “Tel Maresha”
  • Turkish: “Maresha”
  • Ukrainian: “Мареша”

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