Ein el-Jarba

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Ein el-Jarba is an Early Chalcolithic settlement ascribed to the Wadi Rabah culture, dating to the 6th millennium BC, located ca. 20 km south-east of Haifa, Israel in the Jezreel Valley. Excavation at the site has been renewed on behalf of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. ()

Local name: עין אל-ג'רבה Coordinates: 32°38'18"N, 35°7'23"E

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Ein el-Jarba – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tel Megiddo, Tel Yokneam, Shimron, Yokneam Illit.

5.1 miSE
, Museum, Archaeological museum
Tel Megiddo, Nazareth
131 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills near the city of Nazareth, Israel, lies the ancient site of Tel Megiddo, an enduring testament to the civilizations that flourished here for millennia. Known for its historical and biblical significance, Tel Megiddo is a museum of the ages...
2 miNW
Archaeological site
Tel Yokneam, Yokneam Illit
51 min walk • Tel Yokneam, also spelled Yoqne'am or Jokneam, is an archaeological site located in the northern part of the modern city of Yokneam Illit. It was known in Arabic by a variant name, Tell Qamun, believed to be a corruption of the Hebrew name.
7 miNE
Archaeological site
Shimron
178 min walk • Tel Shimron is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Jezreel Valley. Shimron was the name of a major city in the north of Israel throughout antiquity. It is mentioned in the Bible by this name, and in other period sources as Shim'on. In late antiquity, it was known by the name Simonias.
1.6 miNW
City
Yokneam Illit
41 min walk • Yokneam Illit, also Yoqne'am Illit and Jokneam Illit, is a city in northern Israel. It is located in a hilly region of the lower Galilee at the base of the Carmel Mountains, and overlooks the Jezreel Valley. It is 21 kilometres from Haifa and 80 kilometres from Tel Aviv.
4.4 miN
Village, Temple
Sheikh Bureik
113 min walk • Sheikh Bureik, locally called Sheikh Abreik or Sheikh Ibreik in recent times, was a Palestinian Arab village located 10 miles southeast of Haifa.
6.1 miSE
Church
Megiddo church
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3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Manasseh Hills
98 min walk • The Manasseh Hills or hill country of Manasseh, directly derived from Hebrew: Menashe Heights, called Balad ar-Ruha in Arabic, meaning "Land of Winds", is a geographical region in northern Israel, located on the Carmel Range, between Mount Carmel and Mount Amir/Umm al-Fahm.
5.7 miNW
Town
Daliyat al-Karmel, Carmel City
146 min walk • Daliyat el-Karmel is a Druze town located on Mount Carmel in the Haifa District of Israel, around 20 km southeast of Haifa. In 2019 its population was 17,653.
3.8 miW
Archaeological site
Nahal Tut Archaeological Site
98 min walk • Nahal Tut is an archaeological site excavated along the streambed of the same name in northern Israel's Menashe Heights from February to July 2005 by Amir Gorzalczany and Gerald Finkielsztejn in preparation for the northward extension of Highway 6.
4.3 miN
32°42'4"N • 35°7'40"E
Alexander Zeid, Kiryat Tiv'on
111 min walk • Memorial
5.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Legio
136 min walk • Legio was a Roman military camp south of Tel Megiddo in the Roman province of Galilee.