Tell Mar Elias

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Tell Mar Elias, August 2005
Tell Mar Elias, August 2005
View NW from Tell Mar Elias, August 2005
View NW from Tell Mar Elias, August 2005

Tell Mar Elias is a hill (Tell) in the Ajlun region of North Jordan. The site, north-west of Ajlun, has long been identified with Tishbe, mentioned in the Bible as the hometown or region of the Prophet Elijah (Elias, in Arabic).

The remains of one of the largest known Byzantine churches in Jordan can also be found at the site.

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