Hurvat Amudim

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Archaeological site

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Hurvat Amudim or Sde Amudim was an ancient village, now an archaeological site, in Israel, located south-east of the Beit Netofa Valley, on the eastern side of Highway 65 between Golani Interchange and Kadarim Junction. ()

Local name: שדה עמודים Area: 40.03 acres (0.0625 mi²)Coordinates: 32°48'53"N, 35°24'36"E

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Hurvat Amudim – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nabi Shu'ayb, St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna, Mount Nitai.

2.4 miE
Tomb
Nabi Shu'ayb
63 min walk • Nabi Shuʿayb is an Islamic and Druze religious prophet, traditionally identified with the biblical Jethro, whose possible shrine/tomb is believed to be located near Kfar Zeitim, not far from Tiberias, Israel. The identification of Shuʿayb with Jethro, however, is a Druze tradition rather than historical fact.
6.2 miSW
Church
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church
159 min walk • The St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church is the name given to a Catholic church administered by the Franciscan order in Kafr Kanna in Israel, built in honor of Cana, the place where Scripture says was the hometown of the apostle St. Bartholomew.
5.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Kafr Kanna, Cana
145 min walk • Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee, part of the Northern District of Israel. It is associated by Christians with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. In 2019 its population was 22,751.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nitai, Mount Arbel
117 min walk • Mount Nitai, sometimes spelled Nitay, is a mountain in Israel; it is situated west of the Sea of Galilee and north of the city of Tiberias and is due west of Mount Arbel. Har Nitai is named after Nittai of Arbela.
6.3 miSW
Church
Wedding Church at Cana
160 min walk • The Wedding Church at Cana or simply Wedding Church, also Franciscan Wedding Church, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna, in Lower Galilee, located in northern Israel.
3.1 miE
Archaeological site
Horns of Hattin, Mount Arbel
79 min walk • The Horns of Hattin is an extinct volcano with twin peaks overlooking the plains of Hattin in the Lower Galilee, Israel. Kurûn Hattîn is believed to be the site of the Battle of Hattin, Saladin's victory over the Crusaders in 1187.
5.5 miE
Synagogue
Migdal Synagogue
139 min walk • The Migdal Synagogue or Magdala Synagogue is the name used for the first of two ancient synagogues discovered at the ancient city of Magdala in Israel, close to the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Both synagogues were in use in the Second Temple period, which places them among the oldest synagogues found in Israel.
6.3 miNE
Village, Archaeological site
Huqoq
160 min walk • Huqoq or Hukkok was an ancient Jewish village, located 12.5 km north of Tiberias. The area had been settled since ancient times and is mentioned in the Book of Joshua.
4.5 miW
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Beit Netofa Valley
115 min walk • The Beit Netofa Valley is a valley in the Lower Galilee region of Israel, midway between Tiberias and Haifa. Covering 46 km2, it is the largest valley in the mountainous part of the Galilee and one of the largest in the southern Levant.
4.8 miNW
Locality
Arraba
123 min walk • Arraba, also known as 'Arrabat al-Battuf, is an Arab city in Israel. It is located in the Lower Galilee in the Northern District, within Sakhnin valley, adjacent to Sakhnin and Deir Hanna, and climbing a bit on Yodfat range to its south, while also owning some lands south of that in the Beit Netofa Valley to the north of Nazareth area.