Tel Gerisa
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Tel Gerisa (Hebrew: תל גריסה) or Tell Jerishe[1] and Tell Jarisha (Arabic), commonly known as Tel Napoleon (Hebrew: תל נפוליאון, lit. 'Napoleon's Hill'), as his army camped on it during the siege of Jaffa, is an archaeological site in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the southern bank of the Yarkon River. The Tel meaures c. 40 dunams.[2] The main phases of the site are dated to the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, with a smaller settlement in Iron Age I and going into decline in Iron Age II (10th century BCE).[1]
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Location | Tel Aviv |
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Coordinates | 32°05′30″N 34°48′27″E |
New Israel Grid | 1820/6667 |
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Tel Napoleon became part of Tel Aviv on 10 January 1946.[3]