Khirbet Kerak

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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. ()

Local name: תל בית ירח Coordinates: 32°43'5"N, 35°34'19"E

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Khirbet Kerak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yardenit, Degania Dam, Ohalo II, Al-Sinnabra.

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Baptismal site on the River Jordan
Yardenit
13 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.
0.4 miS
Dam
Degania Dam
12 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.
~1500 ftN
Prehistoric site
Ohalo II
8 min walk • Ohalo II is an archaeological site in Israel, near Kinneret, on the southwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is one of the best preserved hunter-gatherer archaeological sites of the Last Glacial Maximum, radiocarbon dated to around 23,000 BP.
~0 ftN
Archaeological site
Al-Sinnabra
1 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.
1.4 miSE
Universities and schools
Kinneret College
37 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.
1.4 miSW
Prehistoric site
Tel Ali
36 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.

Khirbet Kerak

Facts and practical information

Khirbet Kerak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Yardenit

Degania Dam

Ohalo II

Al-Sinnabra

Kinneret College

Tel Ali