What is Tel Megiddo?
{{Infobox ancient site |name = Tel Megiddo |native_name = {{Hebrew|מגידו}} |alternate_name = |image = תל מגידו.JPG |alt = |caption = Aerial view of Tel Megiddo |map_type = Israel |map_size = 150 |map_alt = |coordinates = {{coord|32|35|4.64|N|35|11|0.58|E|display=inline,title}} |location = Near [[Megiddo, Israel|Kibbutz Megiddo]], Israel |region = [[Levant]] |type = Settlement |part_of = |length = |width = |area = |height = |builder = |material = |built = c. 7000 [[BCE]] |abandoned = 586 BCE |epochs = |cultures = |dependency_of = |occupants = |event = |excavations = |archaeologists = |condition = |ownership = |management = |public_access = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |notes = | designation1 = WHS | designation1_offname = Biblical Tells&nbsp;– Megiddo, [[Hazor (archaeological site)|Hazor]], [[Tel Be'er Sheva|Beer Sheba]] | designation1_date = 2005 <small>(29th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small> | designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108 1108] | designation1_criteria = ii, iii, iv, vi | designation1_type = Cultural | designation1_free1name = State Party | designation1_free1value = [[Israel]] | designation1_free2name = Region | designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia|Asia-Pacific]] }} '''Megiddo''' ({{lang-he|מגידו}}) is a [[hill]] in [[Israel]]. It is near the modern settlement of [[Megiddo (kibbutz)|Megiddo]], and is known for theological, historical and geographical reasons. In ancient times, Megiddo was an important city-state. It is also known alternatively as Tel Megiddo (Hebrew) and Tell al-Mutesellim (Arabic). According to some interpretations of the [[Bible|Christian Bible]], this will be the place for [[Armageddon]] (that derives from the name's place in Hebrew) or the final battle between the forces of light led by [[Jesus Christ]] and the forces of darkness led by [[Satan]] or th