Mount Gilboa

#173 among destinations in Israel

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Gilboa (Hebrew: הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, הר הגלבוע, Har HaGilboa; Arabic: جبل جلبوع or Arabic: جبل فقوعة, sometimes called the Mountains of Gelboe, is a mountain range overlooking the Harod Valley part of the Jezreel Valley to the north and the Jordan Valley to south-east and hills to the west. ()

Local name: הר הגלבוע Area: 7.72 mi²Coordinates: 32°26'2"N, 35°24'52"E

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West BankIsrael

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Mount Gilboa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gan HaShlosha, Tel Rehov, Ein HaNatsiv, Arab American University.

5.3 miN
National park, Park, Archaeological museum
Gan HaShlosha, Beit She'an
136 min walk • Gan HaShlosha National Park, also known by its Arabic name Sakhne, is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim Beit Alfa and Nir David, it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year.
5.1 miE
City, Archaeological site
Tel Rehov, Beit Shean Valley
131 min walk • Rehov, meaning "broad", "wide place", was an important Bronze and Iron Age city located at Tel Rehov or Tell es-Sarem, an archaeological site in the Bet She'an Valley, a segment of the Jordan Valley, Israel, approximately 5 kilometres south of Beit She'an and 3 kilometres west of the Jordan River.
5.8 miNE
32°28'17"N • 35°30'13"E
Ein HaNatsiv, Beit Shean Valley
149 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
4.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Arab American University
117 min walk • Arab American University – AAUP is the first private university in Palestine. AAUP was founded in the year 2000 and it provides BA, MA and PhD degree programs.
6.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Tell el-Hammeh
174 min walk • Tell el-Hammeh is a medium-size archaeological tell in the West Bank, at the southern fringe of the Beit She'an valley. It has been identified with the Canaanite city state of Hammath, mentioned in a late-13th century BCE Egyptian inscription.
6.2 miSW
Town
Zababdeh
159 min walk • Zababdeh or Zababida is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 15 kilometres southeast of Jenin and 2 kilometres from the Arab American University.