Yesud HaMa'ala

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Yesud HaMa'ala is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah. In 2019 it had a population of 1,730. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.7 thous. (2020)Area: 4.47 mi²Coordinates: 33°3'43"N, 35°36'33"E

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Yesud HaMa'ala – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tel Hazor, Golan Archaeological Museum, Katzrin ancient village and synagogue, Hula Valley.

3.9 miSW
Archeological site of an ancient city
Tel Hazor, Kursi, Sea of Galilee
99 min walk • 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.
6.5 miSE
Museum
Golan Archaeological Museum, Qatzrin
166 min walk • The Golan Archaeological Museum is a museum of the archaeological finds of the Golan Heights, located in Katzrin. The museum features artifacts from all historical periods.
6.8 miSE
Museum, Synagogue
Katzrin ancient village and synagogue, Qatzrin
173 min walk • The Katzrin ancient village and synagogue is an open-air museum located in the Golan Heights on the outskirts of the Israeli settlement of Katzrin.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hula Valley
73 min walk • The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water, which used to be Lake Hula, prior to its draining. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum
Dubrovin Farm
15 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.
2.5 miNW
Prehistoric site
Ain Mallaha
64 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.
4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Tegart fort
122 min walk • A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.
4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Metzudat Koach
122 min walk • The Nabi Yusha fort, renamed Metzudat Koach, is a police fort built by the British Mandate administration during the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine and currently used by the Israel Border Police.
7.2 miSW
Archaeological site
Nabratein synagogue
184 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.
4.1 miS
Ruins
Jacob's Ford
105 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.
6.4 miSW
Town
Hatzor HaGlilit
163 min walk • Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in the Korazim Plateau in northern Israel near Rosh Pinna and Safed. It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor. In 2019 it had a population of 9,272.

Yesud HaMa'ala

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Yesud HaMa'ala – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)