Jordan River

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The Jordan River or River Jordan, also known as Nahr Al Sharieat, is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea. Jordan and the Golan Heights border the river to the east, while the West Bank and Israel lie to its west. Both Jordan and the West Bank take their names from the river. ()

Local name: נהר הירדן Length: 155.96 miCoordinates: 33°11'12"N, 35°37'9"E

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Nearby attractions include: Dan Ancient City, Tel Hai, The Prehistoric Man Museum, Abel-beth-maachah.

4.6 miNE
Ancient city site with restored gate
Dan Ancient City
118 min walk • Dan Ancient City, nestled in the lush northern region of Israel, stands as a testament to a civilization that thrived in the prehistoric era. The archaeological site, which is steeped in history, offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of its ancient inhabitants.
4.1 miNW
History museum, Museum, Memorial
Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona
106 min walk • Tel Hai is a name of the former Jewish settlement in northern Galilee, the site of an early battle between Jews and Arabs heralding the growing civil conflict, and of a monument, tourist attraction, and a college.
3.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
The Prehistoric Man Museum
92 min walk • The Prehistoric Man Museum is a museum of prehistory in Kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch, Israel. The museum showcases historical artifacts found in and around the kibbutz and houses an extensive collection of prehistoric tools and vessels, including hand axes predating human settlement in the Hulah Valley, around 780,000 BCE.
5.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Abel-beth-maachah
139 min walk • Tel Abel Beth Maacah is a large archaeological tell with a small upper northern section and a large lower southern one, connected by a saddle.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Givat HaEm
73 min walk • Giv'at Ha'Em is a hill named for Henrietta Szold, known as the mother of Youth Aliya. The hill lies in the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel, 196 m above sea level, 1 km east of the Route 918 and 2 km north of Kfar Szold.
3.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Omrit
86 min walk • Omrit is the site of an ancient Roman temple in the northeast corner of the Hula Valley in Israel, near the moshav of She'ar Yashuv. It is believed that Omrit was built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus around 20 BCE.
6.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Tegart fort
157 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.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tel Azaziat
99 min walk • Tel Azaziat is a hill in the foothills of the Golan Heights in northern Israel, 330 m above sea level, 1.5 km east of moshav She'ar Yashuv, 1.5 km south east of kibbutz Dan and 2 km west of Tel Faher.
6.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Metzudat Koach
158 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.
1.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Tel Anafa
42 min walk • Tel Anafa is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Upper Galilee, Israel.
3.4 miNE
National park
Hermon Nature Reserve
86 min walk • Hermon nature reserve is a nature reserve in the north of the Golan Heights. It includes an area in southern Mount Hermon which is located in the Israeli occupied portion of the Golan Heights.