Island of Peace

#180 among destinations in Israel

Island, Park, Relax in park

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The Island of Peace, or Al-Baqoura as it is known in Jordan, is an area in northern Jordan bordering the Jordan River. The park is at the confluence of the Jordan River and Yarmouk River. Pinhas Rutenberg's Naharayim hydroelectric power station can be seen from here. ()

Local name: נהריים Elevation: -814 ft b.s.l.Coordinates: 32°38'26"N, 35°34'0"E

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Island of Peace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Belvoir Castle, Yardenit, Khirbet Kerak, Degania Dam.

4.1 miSW
Historical place, National park, Forts and castles
Belvoir Castle, Beit She'an
104 min walk • Belvoir Castle is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill 20 kilometres south of the Sea of Galilee. Gilbert of Assailly, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, began construction of the castle in 1168. The restored castle is located in Belvoir National Park. It is the best-preserved Crusader castle in Israel.
4.9 miN
Baptismal site on the River Jordan
Yardenit
124 min walk • Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims.
5.4 miN
Archaeological site
Khirbet Kerak
137 min walk • Khirbet Kerak or Beth Yerah is a tell located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee in modern-day Israel. The tell spans an area of over 50 acres—one of the largest in the Levant—and contains remains dating from the Early Bronze Age and from the Persian period through to the Early Islamic period.
4.9 miN
Dam
Degania Dam
126 min walk • The Degania Dam is a small barrage across the Jordan River just below the Sea of Galilee near Degania Alef and Yardenit in northern Israel. The purpose of the dam is to regulate water levels in the Sea of Galilee and flows into the lower Jordan River. It has two floodgates capable of releasing 800 m³/s.
2.7 miS
Prehistoric site
Gesher Archaeological Site
69 min walk • Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age.
3.4 miN
Prehistoric site
Ubeidiya
86 min walk • Ubeidiya commonly refers to: Ubeidiya prehistoric site Ubeidiya, West Bank Ubeidiya...
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hurshat Tal
94 min walk • Hurshat Tal is a national park and nature reserve in the Northern District of Israel. In 1968, 765 dunams were declared national park lands and 107 dunams were declared a nature reserve.
5.4 miN
Archaeological site
Al-Sinnabra
137 min walk • Al-Sinnabra or Sinn en-Nabra, is the Arabic place name for a historic site on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee in modern-day Israel.
4.7 miN
Universities and schools
Kinneret College
121 min walk • The Kinneret Academic College on the Sea of Galilee, also known as Kinneret College and Academic Kinneret, is a college located on the southern shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
1.2 miS
32°37'25"N • 35°33'46"E
Naharayim, Beit Shean Valley
31 min walk • Bridge
4.2 miN
Prehistoric site
Tel Ali
107 min walk • Tel Ali is an archaeological site located one mile south of the Sea of Galilee, in the central Jordan Valley, Israel. It has been excavated twice.