Tirzah (Tell el-Farah North)

Tirzah/Tell el-Far'ah (North)
תרצה/תל אל-פארעה
Shown within State of Palestine
LocationNablus Governorate, Palestinian Territories
Coordinates32°17′15″N 35°20′16″E / 32.287387°N 35.337803°E / 32.287387; 35.337803
Area180 dunam
0.18 km²
History
PeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age

Tirzah (Hebrew: תִּרְצָה) was an ancient town in the Samarian highlands northeast of Shechem; it is generally identified with the site of Tell el-Far'ah (North), northeast of modern city of Nablus, West Bank, in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Wadi al-Far'a.

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