Ain Mallaha

#86 among destinations in Israel

Prehistoric site

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ʿAin Mallaha, also known as Eynan, was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, built and settled circa 10,000–8,000 BCE. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming. ()

Local name: עינן Coordinates: 33°5'25"N, 35°34'54"E

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Ain Mallaha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tel Hazor, Hula Valley, Dubrovin Farm, Tegart fort.

5.1 miS
Archeological site of an ancient city
Tel Hazor, Kursi, Sea of Galilee
130 min walk • Tel Hazor, also Chatsôr, translated in LXX as Hasōr, identified at Tell Waqqas / Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in Israel, Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hula Valley
47 min walk • The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water, which used to be Lake Hula, prior to its draining. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia.
2.2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Dubrovin Farm
56 min walk • Dubrovin Farm was one of the first farms in the Hulah Valley. It was established by Andrey Dubrovin who moved to Ottoman Palestine with his family in 1903.
2.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Tegart fort
59 min walk • A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.
2.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Metzudat Koach
58 min walk • The Nabi Yusha fort, renamed Metzudat Koach, is a police fort built by the British Mandate administration during the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine and currently used by the Israel Border Police.
5.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Helam
139 min walk • Helam is a Hebrew Bible place name. According to 2 Samuel 10:15-18, Helam was the site of King David's victory over the Syrians under Hadarezer. It may be associated with modern Alma, Israel, about 55 km east of the Sea of Galilee.
2.5 miSE
Locality
Yesud HaMa'ala
64 min walk • Yesud HaMa'ala is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah. In 2019 it had a population of 1,730.