A new Page was added – Tel Tzova
A Roman village, Crusader fortress and Ottoman period village on a hilltop near Kibbutz Tzova, west of Jerusalem.
Visit Tel Tzova page
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A new Page was added – Tel Tzova
A Roman village, Crusader fortress and Ottoman period village on a hilltop near Kibbutz Tzova, west of Jerusalem.
Visit Tel Tzova page
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New site was added-
Latrun Castle – Ruins of a Crusader fortress, located on the side of the road from Jaffa and Ramla to Jerusalem.
=> Visit Latrun page
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A new site was added in the Sharon area: Tel Hefer (Hepher) – Tell ‘Ifshar.
Remains of an ancient multi-period Tel, the largest and important archaeological site along the Nahal Alexander river.
Kh. Kankuza: A mysterious ritual site and settlement near the Horns of Hattin.
Visit the site: Kh. Kankuza
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Remains of an ancient Tel and a small Crusader period tower keep in Kh. Bergth (Horvat Burgeta) near Kefar Yonah in the Sharon.
Visit the site: Red Tower
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New site added in Judea region:
A hilltop stronghold protecting the road to Jerusalem, constructed over the ruins of Roman and Crusader forts. Fierce battles occurred here in 1948 in an effort of the Israeli forces to open the road to besieged Jerusalem. Today – a National Heritage site operated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Visit the site: Castel National Heritage site
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New site was added in Judea region:
The Biblical place of Tel Kir’yat Ye’arim in Abu Ghosh, and the Monastery of the Ark of Covenant on top of the hill.
–> Read more about Kiriath Jearim.
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A new site was added in the North Eastern Samaria region:
A Crusader hilltop fortress, commanding the ancient road of Wady Malih.
-> Read More about Burj el maleh
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A new site was added in Judea region:
A Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, built on the foundations of a 12th century Crusaders church, near the ancient road to Jerusalem.
Read more: Abu Ghosh
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A new site was added:
A large archaeological site in the Judean Shephelah region, with remains of a rich Early Roman period rural settlement and a Byzantine church.
-> Read more about Horvat Midras
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