Tell Abu al-Kharaz

Tell Abu al-Kharaz is an archeological tell in the Irbid Governorate of modern-day . Tell Abu al-Kharaz was the site of a fortified town during the Bronze and Iron Ages; it is located in the Jordan Valley, 4 kilometers east of the .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pella and Tirat Zvi.

was an ancient city in what is now northwest , and contains ruins from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Canaanite, Hellenistic and Islamic periods.

Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a religious kibbutz in the , ten kilometers south of the city of , , just west of the and the Israel- border. is situated 7 km west of Tell Abu al-Kharaz.

Village
is a kibbutz in the , about 5 km southeast of in northern . A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 606. is situated 7 km northwest of Tell Abu al-Kharaz.

Tell Abu al-Kharaz

Latitude
32.39908° or 32° 23′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.59442° or 35° 35′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G4Q9HXV+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 800125627
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1678800
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tell Abu al-Kharaz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: تل أبو الخرز
  • German: Tell Abu al-Kharaz
  • Hebrew: תל אבו חאראז

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