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Azotos Paralios, also referred to as Ashdod-Yam is a multi-period archaeological site located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It exists as early as the time of the Assyrian empire. The toponym "Azotos Paralios" belongs to its Hellenistic phase.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687843

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.7804263153, 34.621646964

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Ashdod-Yam Citadel (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Asdūdimmu (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ἄζωτος παράλιος (Azotos Paralios: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 640)

Azotos Paralios makes connections with:

Azotos Paralios part of (regional) Ashdod/Azotos (Mesogeios) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Azotos Paralios part of (regional) Philistia (region) (1000 BC - 540 BC)

Azotos Paralios receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, citadel

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 F2 Azotos Paralios

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ashdod Yam/Minet el Qal'a

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Suggested citation:
B. Isaac, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, and R. Talbert, 'Azotos Paralios: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687843> [accessed: 17 April 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687843 |title=Places: 687843 (Azotos Paralios) |author=Isaac, B. |accessdate=April 17, 2026 7:53 am |publisher=Pleiades}}