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  • Pella

  • Pella

    Pella, Tabaqat Fahl, is an anicient site located in northwestern Jordan. Pella represents one of ten Decapolis cities that were founded during the Hellenistic period and became powerful under Roman jurisdiction. With a history extending back into the Bronze Age, Pella expanded to its largest state during the reign of the Roman Empire.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil).
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Pella
    by Ben Churcher, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Pella
    by Ben Churcher, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Pella
    by Jean Housen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Pella

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2001

    city

    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Jordan

    Irbid

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    Second Millennium BC

    Bronze Age

    Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine

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    Hellenistic & Roman & Byzantine Monuments

     

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