Location | Palestine |
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Region | Gaza Strip |
Coordinates | 31°28′04″N 34°24′15″E / 31.4677°N 34.4043°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1930–1934; 1999–2000 |
Archaeologists |
Tall al-Ajjul or Tell el-'Ajul is an archaeological mound or tell in the Gaza Strip. The fortified city excavated at the site dates as far back as ca. 2000-1800 BCE and was inhabited during the Bronze Age. It is located at the mouth of Wadi Ghazzah just south of the town of Gaza.[1]