Nahal Oren Archaeological Site, Beit She'arim necropolis

Name: Nahal Oren Archaeological Site
Address: Beit She'arim necropolis, Israel

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Nahal Oren Archaeological Site, Beit She'arim necropolis

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Nahal Oren is an archaeological site on the northern bank of the wadi of Nahal Oren /Wadi Fallah on Mount Carmel, 10 km south of Haifa, Israel. The site comprises a cave and the small terrace in front of it, which steeply descends towards the wadi floor. The site was first excavated in 1941. Kebaran, Natufian and Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and B industries were found. ()

Local name: נחל אורן Coordinates: 32°42'54"N, 34°58'36"E

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Beit She'arim necropolis Israel

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Nahal Oren Archaeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: El Wad, Hecht Museum, Janco Dada Museum, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library.

3.1 miS
Cave
El Wad, Atlit
81 min walk • El Wad is an Epipalaeolithic archaeological site in Mount Carmel, Israel. The site has two components: El Wad Cave, also known as Mugharat el-Wad or HaNahal Cave; and El Wad Terrace, located immediately outside the cave.
4.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Archaeological museum
Hecht Museum, Haifa
105 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant city of Haifa, Israel, the Hecht Museum stands as a beacon of culture and history, offering a window into the ancient and modern worlds. This prestigious institution, located on the campus of the University of Haifa, was established by the late...
1 miS
Art museum, Museum
Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod
26 min walk • The Janco Dada Museum is located in Ein Hod, Israel. It is a museum that exhibits the work of Marcel Janco as well as art from the Dada movement and contemporary art too. The museum was established in 1983, by a group of Marcel Janco's friends, with the purpose of conserving the works and ideas of the sole Dadaist living in Israel.
4.1 miNE
Library
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, Haifa
105 min walk • The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is a cornerstone of academic excellence in the bustling city of Haifa, Israel. Located within the University of Haifa campus, this library stands as a beacon of knowledge and an invaluable resource for students, scholars,...
1.8 miW
Forts and castles
Le Destroit
48 min walk • Le Destroit is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE, located on the Mediterranean shore near a site where they later built the Chateau Pelerin castle, today close to the modern town of Atlit, Israel.
4.1 miNE
Universities and schools
University of Haifa, Haifa
104 min walk • The University of Haifa is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Israel's sixth academic institution and the fourth university.
3.2 miNE
Park
Mount Carmel National Park, Beit She'arim necropolis
81 min walk • Mount Carmel National Park is Israel's largest national park, extending over most of the Carmel mountain range and containing over 10,000 hectares of pine, eucalyptus, and cypress forest.
3.1 miS
Prehistoric site
Tabun Cave
81 min walk • The Tabun Cave is an excavated site located at Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, Israel and is one of the Human Evolution sites at Mount Carmel, which were proclaimed as having universal value by UNESCO in 2012.
2.6 miW
Forts and castles
Château Pèlerin
66 min walk • Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit Castle and Pilgrim Castle, is a Crusader fortress located near Atlit on the northern coast of Israel, about 13 kilometres south of Haifa. The Knights Templar began building the fortress in 1218 during the Fifth Crusade.
2.6 miW
Forts and castles
Atlit naval base
66 min walk • Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel. The base is home to Shayetet 13, Israel's naval commando unit.
3.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Denia, Haifa
99 min walk • Denia is a district of Haifa, Israel, located on Mount Carmel. Denia and its associated neighborhoods capture the southernmost part of Haifa's jurisdiction area, which is also the highest-elevated topographically, and make up the city's altogether most affluent and least densely...