Tel Megiddo
site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel valley
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Summary
Tel Megiddo is a tell[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of tell entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,562 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Megiddo[3], Northern District[4]
- Country: Israel[5]
- Instance of: archaeological site[6]
- Location: Jezreel Valley[7]
- Part of: Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba[8]
- Commons category: Tel Megiddo[9]
- Said to be the same as: Armageddon[10]
- Inception: January 1, 7000 BC[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 586 BC[12]
- Significant event: Battle of Megiddo[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tel Megiddo[14]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[18]
- Area: 16.05 ha[19], 290.85 ha[20]
- Height: 82 m[21]
- Time period: Bronze Age[22], Iron Age[23]
- Director of archaeological fieldwork: Yigael Yadin[24], Israel Finkelstein[25], David Ussishkin[26], Gottlieb Schumacher[27], Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa[28]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Tel Megiddo include Megido (IDE)[29], an integrated development environment[30].
Why It Matters
Tel Megiddo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Megido (IDE)[29], an integrated development environment[30].