Ancient Locations

	Beth-Pelet	overview
Modern name(s)	Tell el-Farah South
Region	Egypt : Settlements
Section	Sinai

Latitude	31.28204041 N	suggest info
Longitude	34.48253219 E
Status	Accurate location

Info	Tell el-Far'ah (South) is close to an ancient route connecting Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia. Situated along the Nahal Besor, the site lies on the border of the arid zone. This position between the desert and the sown characterizes the importance of Tell el-Far'ah. At the periphery of empires and regional states, the site was instrumental in administrating economic and political contacts with the pastoral people to its south. In addition to its regional importance, the site often served the needs of ancient empires such as Egypt, Assyria, or the Achaemenids. The area was an interface of the geopolitical interests of Egypt and the ancient Near Eastern continental empires. These continental empires had to struggle with opposition forces at their periphery which formed coalitions against the center. Such events were already a deadly threat to these empires and their activities against these coalitions at the periphery constitute a structural pattern in their policies. source: Israel Excavation Project

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	31.282040, 34.482532 === 31.282040 N, 34.482532 E === 31° 16' 55.3" N, 34° 28' 57.1" E

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Database	ID 492, created 15 Jun 2008, 23:40, Last changed 24 Mar 2013, 11:43