Sychem

settlement · 750 BC – 2100 AD

An ancient settlement in the Levant, attested Biblically and in ancient Egyptian documents and the Amarna letters. Scholars associate this settlement with the archaeological site of Tel Balata, which is located in the modern West Bank and has seen attention from archaeologists since the early 20th century.

Coordinates

32.21353, 35.28211

Also known as

Shec'hem (br), Shechem (en), Shechem (hbo), Sichem (de), Sikem (eo), Siquem (ca), Tell Balata, Tell Balatah, Tell Balāṭa, Tell Balāṭah, Tel Balata (arb), Συχέμ (el), Συχέμ (grc), Сіхем (be), שְׁכֶם (hbo), تل بلاطة (arb), شكيم (ar), شکیم (fa), শিখিম (bn), ሴኬም (am)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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