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Israel

399 places in the atlas, 12 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Tells156
Archaeological wonders96
Ancient cities83
Ancient villages34
Mounds33
Fortresses27
Submerged sites27
Buried cities20
Temple complexes17
Ancient ports14
Rock-cut sites12
Caves11

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Verified178
Accepted137
Contested3
Hypothetical81

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Negev92
Southern District28
Northern District16
Israel15
Jerusalem9
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Verified178 Widely accepted137 Contested3

Atlit Coast

Galilee, Western Galilee5

Haifa District, Atlit5

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Partially excavated163 Not applicable133 Excavated53 Excavation ongoing30 Submerged12 Unexcavated6 Buried2

399 places · page 17 of 17

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Sokho

biblical town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:48)

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tell el-Far'ah (South)

Archaeological site in the northern Negev, Israel

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🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tel Tanninim

ancient tell on the Mediterranean shore

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Shikhin

Second Temple period

Galilean village northwest of Nazareth

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Rehovot-in-the-Negev

ancient city in the Negev, Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Timna Valley

Ancient Egypt

archaeological sites in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Rock-cut

Khirbet Beit Lei

Iron Age

archaeological site in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress

Le Destroit

archaeological site in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tel Barom

Archaeological site in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tel Hadid

archaeological site in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Sde Nahum

kibbutz in northern Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Yodfat

human settlement in Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village

Tabgha

hamlet on the shore of Sea of Galilee

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tel Burga

Paleolithic

archaeological site in Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Israel

≈Accepted

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village

Tal Al-Farani

place in Southern Region, Israel

Israel

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399 places · page 17 of 17

Sokho

Tell el-Far'ah (South)

Tel Tanninim

Shikhin

Rehovot-in-the-Negev

Timna Valley

Khirbet Beit Lei

Le Destroit

Tel Barom

Tel Hadid

Sde Nahum

Yodfat

Tabgha

Tel Burga

Tal Al-Farani