Ben Shemen Forest

archaeological site · 10000 BC – 2100 AD

Ben Shemen Forest is the largest forest in Central Israel and it contains several archaeological sites, including Bir a Shemi, Tel Gimzo, Tel Hadid, and several Hasmonean-period tombs.

Coordinates

31.94454, 34.94298

Also known as

Ben Shemen (he), בן שמן (hbo)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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