Ekron

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Ekron
עקרון
عقرون
Map Israel Judea 926 BC-fr.svg
Ekron’s location in a French map of Ancient Israel
Ekron is located in Israel
Ekron
Shown within Israel
Alternative nameTel Miqne, Tel Mikne, Khirbet el-Muqanna
Location Israel
RegionLevant
Coordinates31°46′44″N 34°51′00″E / 31.778890°N 34.8499203°E / 31.778890; 34.8499203
History
PeriodsChalcolithic - Iron Age
CulturesPhilistine, Israelite
Site notes
ArchaeologistsTrude Dothan and Seymour Gitin

The city of Ekron (Philistine: