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Tell Ashtara
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Tell Ashtara
Tell Ashtara, also A?tartu, was a site south of Damascus mentioned in the Amarna letters correspondence of 1350 BC.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Daraa Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Canaanite
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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