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  • Sebastia

    Sebastia, identified with ancient Samaria, is the capital of the northern kingdom during the Iron Age II in Palestine and a major urban centre during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Sebastia was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2026.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Sebastia.
    World Heritage Site
    Sebastia
    by Olivier Levy, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sebastia
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    Sebastia
    by Shuki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 427 m

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    Sebastia

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2026

    city

    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    First Millennium BC

    Canaanite

    Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Roman Monuments

     

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