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Jerusalem District

Tel Goded

Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel, lying at an elevation of 398 metres above sea-level. The Arabic name is thought to mean, "Mound of the dykes." In Modern Hebrew, the ruin is known by the name Tell Goded.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: Archaeological site in Israel, possibly of the biblical city of Moreseth-Gath.
  • Also known as: “Moreseth-Gath”, “Tell ej-Judeideh”, and “Tell Goded”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tel Burna and Amphitheater.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site located in the , along the banks of Nahal Guvrin, not far from modern-day Qiryat Gat. is located near /, Tel Goded, Lachish, / and . is situated 3½ km west of Tel Goded.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tel Goded.

Ruins
Deir al-Dubban was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers northwest of , near the modern village of , between Jerusalem, and . The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. is situated 4 km north of Tel Goded.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Zoharim and Beit Guvrin.

Hamlet
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, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483. is situated 2½ km southwest of Tel Goded.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2023 its population was 660. is situated 3½ km northwest of Tel Goded.

Tel Goded

Latitude
31.63358° or 31° 38′ 1″ north
Longitude
34.90977° or 34° 54′ 35″ east
Elevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJWM5+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9550879013
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q7056545
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Tel Goded” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الجديدة”
  • Arabic: “مورشيث غاث”
  • Cebuano: “Tel Goded”
  • French: “Tel Goded”
  • Hebrew: “מורשת גת”
  • Hebrew: “תל גודד”
  • Indonesian: “Moresyet”
  • Japanese: “モレシュト”

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Highlights include Columbarium and Aqueduct entrance.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tel Goded”. Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.