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  • Tell Balata

  • Tell Balata

    Tell Balata, Ancient Shechemm, is the site of the remains of an ancient Canaanite city mentioned in the Amarna letters. The site is located in the Palestinian West Bank.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Old Town of Nablus and its environs.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Tell Balata
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    Tell Balata

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    Third Millennium BC

    Bronze Age

    Canaanite

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    Canaanite Monuments

     

     

     

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