Tel Lachish

Southern District · Israel

Tel Lachish, Israel
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A major Judean fortress city famed for the siege ramp built against its walls by an Assyrian army, later depicted in palace reliefs at Nineveh. The double gate and palace-fort platform survive on the mound.

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