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Tell Balata
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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.
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Country: Palestine
District: West Bank
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Third Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Canaanite
Site Features: Canaanite Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Old Town of Nablus and its environs
Date of Submission: 2012
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