Umm al-Amad, Lebanon
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Umm Al Amad (Arabic: ام العمد), or Umm el 'Amed or al Auamid or el-Awamid, is an Hellenistic period archaeological site near the town of Naqoura in Lebanon. It was discovered by Europeans in the 1770s,[1] and was excavated in 1861.[2] It is one of the most excavated archaeological sites in the Phoenician heartland.[3]
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ام العمد | |
Location | Near Naqoura, Tyre District, South Lebanon |
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Coordinates | 33.128°N 35.1535°E / 33.128; 35.1535 |
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Founded | 287–222 BCE |
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