Metzudat Koach

#138 among destinations in Israel

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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. The site around the fort contains a stone monument and a new museum, together constituting the Metzudat Koach Memorial, which commemorates 28 Israeli soldiers who died during the 1948 conquest of the strategically important fort. The fort and observation point is located in the Upper Galilee, close to the ruins of the Arab village of Al-Nabi Yusha' which was depopulated by Israeli forces in 1948. The Shia shrine of Nabi Yusha was a feature of the village and is largely intact. ()

Local name: מצודת כ"ח Coordinates: 33°6'53"N, 35°33'22"E

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Metzudat Koach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hula Valley, Dubrovin Farm, Ain Mallaha, Tegart fort.

3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hula Valley
81 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.
4.4 miSE
Museum, History museum
Dubrovin Farm
113 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.
2.2 miSE
Prehistoric site
Ain Mallaha
58 min walk • 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.
~220 ftN
Forts and castles
Tegart fort
2 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.
6.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Tel Anafa
170 min walk • Tel Anafa is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Upper Galilee, Israel.
5.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Helam
140 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.
4.8 miSE
Locality
Yesud HaMa'ala
122 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.
6.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Jordan River
158 min walk • 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.