Tel Hazor, Kursi, Sea of Galilee

Name: Tel Hazor
Address: Road 90, Kursi, Sea of Galilee, Israel
Telephone: +972 4-693-7290

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Tel Hazor, also Chatsôr, translated in LXX as Hasōr, identified at Tell Waqqas / Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in Israel, Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau. In the Middle Bronze Age and the Israelite period, Hazor was the largest fortified city in the country and one of the most important in the Fertile Crescent. It maintained commercial ties with Babylon and Syria, and imported large quantities of tin for the bronze industry. In the Book of Joshua, Hazor is described as “the head of all those kingdoms”. ()

Local name: תל חצור Abandoned: 732 B.C.E.Unesco: from 2005Area: 0.79 mi²Elevation: 738 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°1'3"N, 35°34'6"E

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Road 90Kursi, Sea of Galilee Israel

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+972 4-693-7290

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Nearby attractions include: Birya Fortress, Dubrovin Farm, Abuhav synagogue, Ain Mallaha.

4 miSW
Museum, History museum
Birya Fortress
101 min walk • Birya Fortress is a fortress built during the British Mandate near Birya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
3.6 miNE
Museum, History museum
Dubrovin Farm
91 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.
5.6 miSW
Synagogue
Abuhav synagogue, Safed
142 min walk • Nestled in the mystical city of Safed, Israel, the Abuhav Synagogue stands as a beacon of spiritual heritage and architectural beauty. This historic synagogue is one of the oldest and most significant in the city, which is renowned for its ancient synagogues and as a...
5.1 miN
Prehistoric site
Ain Mallaha
130 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.
5.8 miSW
Synagogue
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue, Safed
148 min walk • The Ashkenazi Ari Synagogue, located in Safed, Israel, was built in memory of Rabbi Isaac Luria, who was known by the Hebrew acronym "the ARI".
5.6 miSW
32°58'1"N • 35°29'36"E
Sheva Chayas Gallery hglryh sl sb hyh, Safed
142 min walk • Literary, art and music tours, Art gallery, Shopping
3.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Nabratein synagogue
89 min walk • The Nabratein synagogue is an ancient synagogue and archaeological site in the upper Galilee region of the Northern District of Israel, located in a pine forest northeast of Safed.
5.6 miSW
32°58'0"N • 35°29'33"E
General Exhibition of Safed, Safed
143 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
7.2 miSE
Town, Archaeological site
Golan, Gamla Nature Reserve
184 min walk • Golan is the name of a biblical town later known from the works of Josephus and Eusebius. Archaeologists localize the biblical city of Golan at Sahm el-Jaulān, a Syrian village east of Wadi ar-Ruqqad in the Daraa Governorate, where early Byzantine ruins were found.
4.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Helam
117 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.
3.6 miE
Ruins
Jacob's Ford
91 min walk • Chastellet - Templar Castle in Galilee, at the beard of Jakub, located on the Jordan River about 12 kilometers north of the Tiberia Lake. It was built in 1178 to guard the crossing of Jordan.