تل عشترة | |
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  Shown within Syria | |
| Alternative name | Aštartu, Ashtaroth |
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| Location | 4 km (2.5 mi) from Al-Shaykh Saad, Syria |
| Region | Bashan (modern Hauran) |
| Coordinates | 32°48′16″N 36°00′56″E / 32.8045°N 36.0155°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 7 ha (17 acres) |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1966-1967 |
| Archaeologists | Ali Abu Assaf |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Management | Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Ashtara (Arabic: تل عشترة) is an archaeological mound south of Damascus. The Bronze Age city that once stood here may have been mentioned in the Amarna letters correspondence of 1350 BC as Aštartu, and is usually identified with the Biblical city of Ashtaroth.[1]
- ^ Robinson, George L. "The Ancient ‘Circuit of Argob.’" The Biblical World, vol. 20, no. 4, 1902, pp. 248–59