Archelais

Also known as Khirbet el-Beiyudat

250px|right|thumb|Ruins of Byzantine church in Archelais, Palestine (2006)

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Named after: Herod Archelaus
Country: Palestinian National Authority
Located in: Jericho Governorate
Area: 355
Elevation: -265
Founded by: Herod Archelaus
Image: Archelais 3.jpg

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Commons category: Archelais
time of discovery or invention: 1986-00-00
native label: אַרְכֶלַאִיס

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250px|right|thumb|Ruins of Byzantine church in Archelais, Palestine (2006)

Archelaïs () was a town in the Roman province of Judaea/Palaestina, corresponding to modern Khirbet el-Beiyudat (also spelled Khirbat al-Bayudat). It was founded by Herod the Great's son Archelaus to house workers for his date plantation in the Jericho area. It is represented on the Madaba mosaic map with a towered entrance flanked by two other towers.

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