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 Dor  122 pictures
 4 minutes HQ video Just off the Carmel coast line, on a raised gravel mound, lies a Tel beneath which the ancient city of Dor is situated. At its prime, Dor was thought highly important and influential. The city's origins are not clear, though it is widely believed that during the 12th century B.C. a people known as "Goyai Ha'Yam" populated the region. These people are not to be confused with the Pleshtim, a separate group of people. Dor  The Age of the early Temple, 10th century B.C., a time of developing trade and commerce, King Soloman declared the site a commanding depot through which trade with the Finiks could be conducted. the Harbor   In the year 733\2 B.C., "Taglat Palasar", the 3rd King of Assyria, captured the port. He turned Dor into the capital of Assyria. The city was fortified continuously, a process which continued during the Babylonian and Persian rule, until the 4th century B.C. During this period the site was populated by fenikian. The 4th and 5th centuries B.C., together with the Greek invasion of the region, an influx of Hellenistic concepts were introduced. As part of this Hellenistic influence, Dor was rebuilt in true Hellenistic style. Gravel, found locally, was used to rebuild the city, placed above the ruins of previous structures, thus destroying all traces of their existence. The Greeks re - erected the city walls, towers, gateways and other entrances into their city and, of course, a variety of secular establishments. The Temples   Structures in the southern side
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