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Ashkelon National Park ( Hebrew : גן לאומי אשקלון , Arabic : متنزه قومي عسقلان ) is an Israeli national park consisting of the ruins of ancient Ascalon and Palestinian village Al-Jura , situated along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea southwest of the city of Ashkelon . The national park encompasses the heart of ancient Ascalon . It is surrounded by a wall built in the mid-12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate . The wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park. The site contains archeological remains of the different civilizations that lived in the area, including Canaanites , Philistines , Persians , Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Muslims and Crusaders . Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals , a Roman basilica and Roman statues . The site also features a Middle Bronze Age gate with the world's earliest arch , dating back to approximately 1850 BCE.
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Ashkelon National Park (גן לאומי אשקלון) is an Israeli national park loctaed on the Eolianite ridge along the shore of the Mediterranean sea south-west of the city of Ashkelon . The national park is situated in the heart of ancient Ashkelon. It is surrounded by an aincent city wall which was built during the mid 12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate . The city wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the city wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park. The site contains contains archeological remains of the different civilizations whom lived in the area, including Canaanites , the Philistines , Persians , Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Muslims and Crusaders . The Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals , a Roman basilica and Roman statues . The site also include a Middle Bronze Age gate , with the world's earliest arch , dating back to approximately 1850 BCE .
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Roman ruins at Ashkelon National Park Ashkelon National Park ( ) is an Israeli national park along the shore of the Mediterranean sea southwest of the city of Ashkelon . The national park is situated in the heart of ancient Ashkelon. It is surrounded by a wall built in the mid-12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate . The wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park. The site contains archeological remains of the different civilizations that lived in the area, including Canaanites , Philistines , Persians , Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Muslims and Crusaders . Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals , a Roman basilica and Roman statues . The site also features a Middle Bronze Age gate with the world's earliest arch , dating back to approximately 1850 BCE .
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Roman ruins at Ashkelon National Park Ashkelon National Park ( ) is an Israeli national park along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea southwest of the city of Ashkelon . The national park is situated in the heart of ancient Ashkelon. It is surrounded by a wall built in the mid-12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate . The wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park. The site contains archeological remains of the different civilizations that lived in the area, including Canaanites , Philistines , Persians , Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Muslims and Crusaders . Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals , a Roman basilica and Roman statues . The site also features a Middle Bronze Age gate with the world's earliest arch , dating back to approximately 1850 BCE.
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Roman ruins at Ashkelon National Park Ashkelon National Park ( ) is an Israeli national park along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea southwest of the city of Ashkelon . The national park encompasses the heart of ancient Ascalon . It is surrounded by a wall built in the mid-12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate . The wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park. The site contains archeological remains of the different civilizations that lived in the area, including Canaanites , Philistines , Persians , Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Byzantines , Muslims and Crusaders . Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals , a Roman basilica and Roman statues . The site also features a Middle Bronze Age gate with the world's earliest arch , dating back to approximately 1850 BCE.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli national park loctaed on the eolianite ridge along the shore of the mediterranean sea south-west of the”. Today it says “israeli national park consisting of the ruins of ancient ascalon and palestinian village al-jura”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli national park loctaed on the eolianite ridge along the shore of the mediterranean sea south-west of the
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israeli national park consisting of the ruins of ancient ascalon and palestinian village al-jura
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