Yokneam Illit

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Yokneam Illit, also Yoqne'am Illit and Jokneam Illit, is a city in northern Israel. It is located in a hilly region of the lower Galilee at the base of the Carmel Mountains, and overlooks the Jezreel Valley. It is 21 kilometres from Haifa and 80 kilometres from Tel Aviv. Yokneam is known as Israel's "Startup Village," because its high-tech hub is surrounded by forest and small communities. ()

Local name: יקנעם עילית Population: 21.4 thous.Area: 2.85 mi²Coordinates: 32°39'20"N, 35°6'18"E

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Nearby attractions include: Tel Megiddo, Tel Yokneam, Sheikh Bureik, Manasseh Hills.

6.7 miSE
, Museum, Archaeological museum
Tel Megiddo, Nazareth
171 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills near the city of Nazareth, Israel, lies the ancient site of Tel Megiddo, an enduring testament to the civilizations that flourished here for millennia. Known for its historical and biblical significance, Tel Megiddo is a museum of the ages...
0.7 miN
Archaeological site
Tel Yokneam, Yokneam Illit
17 min walk • Tel Yokneam, also spelled Yoqne'am or Jokneam, is an archaeological site located in the northern part of the modern city of Yokneam Illit. It was known in Arabic by a variant name, Tell Qamun, believed to be a corruption of the Hebrew name.
3.5 miNE
Village, Temple
Sheikh Bureik
90 min walk • Sheikh Bureik, locally called Sheikh Abreik or Sheikh Ibreik in recent times, was a Palestinian Arab village located 10 miles southeast of Haifa.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Manasseh Hills
134 min walk • The Manasseh Hills or hill country of Manasseh, directly derived from Hebrew: Menashe Heights, called Balad ar-Ruha in Arabic, meaning "Land of Winds", is a geographical region in northern Israel, located on the Carmel Range, between Mount Carmel and Mount Amir/Umm al-Fahm.
4.2 miNW
Town
Daliyat al-Karmel, Carmel City
106 min walk • Daliyat el-Karmel is a Druze town located on Mount Carmel in the Haifa District of Israel, around 20 km southeast of Haifa. In 2019 its population was 17,653.
3.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Nahal Tut Archaeological Site
88 min walk • Nahal Tut is an archaeological site excavated along the streambed of the same name in northern Israel's Menashe Heights from February to July 2005 by Amir Gorzalczany and Gerald Finkielsztejn in preparation for the northward extension of Highway 6.
1.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Ein el-Jarba
41 min walk • Ein el-Jarba is an Early Chalcolithic settlement ascribed to the Wadi Rabah culture, dating to the 6th millennium BC, located ca. 20 km south-east of Haifa, Israel in the Jezreel Valley.
3.4 miN
32°42'4"N • 35°7'40"E
Alexander Zeid, Kiryat Tiv'on
88 min walk • Memorial
5 miNW
Village
Isfiya
129 min walk • Isfiya, also known as Ussefiya or Usifiyeh, is a Druze-majority town and local council in northern Israel. Located on Mount Carmel, it is part of Haifa District. In 2019 its population was 12,136. In 2003, the local council was merged with nearby Daliyat al-Karmel to form Carmel City.
4.9 miW
Archaeological site
Mount Carmel, Beit She'arim
125 min walk • Mount Carmel, also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias, is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
3.6 miN
Jewish necropolis
Beit She'arim necropolis
93 min walk • Beit She'arim is the currently used name for the ancient Jewish town of Bet She'arāyim or Kfar She'arāyim, made popular by its necropolis, now known as Beit She'arim National Park.