Tel Dor, Israel


This article is about the ancient cities and archaeological site. For other uses, see Dor (disambiguation). Tel Dor PikiWiki Israel 3628 Tel Dors Tel Dor from above Tel Dor is located in Israel Tel Dor Shown within Israel Location Haifa District, Israel Region Levant Coordinates °N °ECoordinates: °N °E Type Settlement Site notes Condition In ruins Tulipa agenensis sharonensis, Dor-Habonim beach Tel Dor (Kh. al-Burj or Tantura), is an archeological site located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, about 30 km south of Haifa. Lying on a small headland at the north side of a protected inlet, it is identified with D-jr of Egyptian sources, Biblical Dor, and with Dor/Dora of Greek and Roman sources.[1] The documented history of the site begins in the Late Bronze Age (though the town itself was founded in the Middle Bronze Age, c. 2000 BCE), and ends in the Crusader period. The port dominated the fortunes of the town throughout its 3000-odd year history. Its primary role in all these diverse cultures was that of a commercial entrepot and a gateway between East and West. The remains of the Arab village of Tantura lie a few hundred meters south of the archaeological site, as does the modern kibbutz and resort of Nahsholim


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