Tell el-Hammeh

#309 among destinations in Israel

Archaeological site

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Tell el-Hammeh is a medium-size archaeological tell in the West Bank, at the southern fringe of the Beit She'an valley. It has been identified with the Canaanite city state of Hammath, mentioned in a late-13th century BCE Egyptian inscription. ()

Coordinates: 32°22'30"N, 35°30'30"E

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West BankIsrael

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Tell el-Hammeh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Gilboa, Tel Tsaf, Mehola.

6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gilboa
174 min walk • Mount Gilboa Hebrew: הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, הר הגלבוע, Har HaGilboa; Arabic: جبل جلبوع or Arabic: جبل فقوعة, sometimes called the Mountains of Gelboe, is a mountain range overlooking the Harod Valley part of the Jezreel Valley to the north and the Jordan Valley to south-east and hills to the west.
3.2 miNE
Prehistoric site
Tel Tsaf
82 min walk • Tel Tsaf is an archaeological site located in the central Jordan Valley, south-east of Beit She'an. It was first tested in 1978–1980 by Ram Gophna of Tel Aviv University.
0.7 miSE
Locality
Mehola
19 min walk • Mehola is a religious moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley near the Green Line and the Palestinian village of Bardala, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. With an area of 5,000 dunams, in 2019 it had a population of 609.