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Afula

North District, Israel
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Afula is a metropolis in the Northern District of Israel, frequently referred to as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. In 2017 the city had a population of 49,169. Afula is likely the region Ophlah, referred to in the lists of Pharaoh Thutmose III. Afula has been identified with the ancient Israelite metropolis of Ofel mentioned within the Hebrew Bible. With the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel, the vicinity endured to be inhabited, and excavations have found out artifacts from the intervals of Persian and Roman rule.

Conder advised that Afula was same with Kirjath Ophlathah, a place inhabited through Samaritans within the 7th century. An historical mound or inform called Tel 'Afula, placed within the coronary heart of modern-day Afula, shows nearly non-stop habitation from the late Chalcolithic duration to the Ayyubid length inside the 13th century. It carries the stays of a fort from the Crusader and Mamluk intervals. A fortified Crusader tower, 19 meters rectangular, stands within the middle.

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