Jabneh
Yavne
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| • ISO 259 | Yabne | |
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| Coordinates: 31°53′N 34°44′E / 31.883°N 34.733°ECoordinates: 31°53′N 34°44′E / 31.883°N 34.733°E | ||
| Founded | Bronze Age (ancient city) 1941 (Kibbutz Yavne) 1949 (City of Yavne) |
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| • Type | City | |
| • Mayor | Zvi Gov-Ari | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10,700 dunams (10.7 km2 or 4.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 42,314 | |
Yavne (Hebrew: יַבְנֶה), historically also known as Jabneh or Jamnia, is a city in the Central District of Israel. In 2015 it had a population of 42,314.
Yavne was one of the major ancient cities in the southern coastal plain, situated 20 km (12.43 mi) south of Jaffa, 15 km (9.32 mi) north of Ashdod, and 7 km (4.35 mi) east of the Mediterranean.
Excavations were carried out on the ancient tell (mound created by accumulation of archaeological remains) known as Tel Yavne (Hebrew) or Yebna (Arabic), which developed on a natural kurkar hill. The tell was inhabited, possibly continuously, from either the Bronze or Iron Age until the British Mandate period. During some periods, especially the Byzantine period, the settlement expanded to cover part of the plain and hills surrounding the tell. Yavneh is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and it is documented in written sources and through archaeological excavations on the main tell and the adjacent "Temple Hill" throughout the ages.
Salvage excavations carried out in 2001 by the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered several burials at the northern foot of the original tell. Most of the burials are dated to the later Iron Age. One burial points to a late Bronze Age occupation.
A large Philistine favissa (deposit of cultic artifacts) was discovered on Temple Hill. Two excavation seasons in the 2000s led by Professor Dan Bahat revealed some Iron Age remains. Pottery sherds of the Iron Age and Persian period were discovered at the surface of the tell.
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