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Sebastia
by Olivier Levy, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Shuki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Shuki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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.
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Country: Palestine
District: West Bank
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Canaanite
Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Sebastia
Date of Submission: 2012
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