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Afiqim Destination Guide

Delve into Afiqim in Israel

Afiqim in the region of Northern District is located in Israel - some 281 mi or ( 452 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Afiqim

Local time in Afiqim is now 04:40 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Fiq, Damascus, and At Tayyibah. While being here, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Afiqim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Israel: Baptism In The River Jordan

4:00 min by Subic100
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Baptism In the River Jordan ..

Degania Bet Tour

1:52 min by awkward33
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A quick bike tour of Degania Bet when visiting a camp friend of old. ..


Fun Visit to Dates Plus - At Kibbutz Kinneret - with VIlla Rimona Tzimmers

2:41 min by VillageIsrael
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A short drive from Villa Rimona is Kibbutz Kinneret near the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Ron and Omri were on hand at the Kibbutz Factory outlet store called Tamarim Plus- to offer explanations and ..

Nazareth

1:32 min by missionIL
Views: 511 Rating: 5.00

ナザレ 受胎告知教会 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ubeidiya

Tel Ubeidiya (Tel-`Ubaydiyya; תל-עובידיה; تل العبيدية), some 3 km south of Lake Tiberias, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the Pleistocene, ca. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of the earliest migration of Homo erectus out of Africa. The site yielded hand axes of the Acheulean type. The site was discovered in 1959 and excavated between 1960 and 1974, mainly under by Ofer Bar-Yosef and Naama Goren-Inbar.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.69 35.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Israel, Paleolithic, Pleistocene, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Battles of the Kinarot Valley

The Battles of the Kinarot Valley, is a collective name for a series of military engagements between the Haganah and the Syrian army during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, fought between May 15–22, 1948 in the Kinarot Valley. It includes two main sites: the Battle of Degania–Tzemah, and battles near Masada – Sha'ar HaGolan. The engagements were part of the battles of the Jordan Valley, which also saw fighting against Transjordan in the area of Gesher.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.70 35.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Ashdot Ya'akov

Ashdot Ya'akov is a kibbutz in northern Israel. It was founded in 1924 by a kvutza of Hashomer members from Latvia on the land which is today Gesher. It was named after the rapids of the nearby Yarmouk River and James "Ya'akov" Armand de Rothschild. Between 1933 and 1935 the kibbutz moved north-east of its original location, onto land which had been bought by the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.66 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Emek HaYarden Regional Council, Former kibbutzim, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine, Populated places established in 1924

Tel Ali

Tel Ali is an archaeological site located one mile south of the Sea of Galilee, in the central Jordan Valley, Israel. It has been excavated twice. First, during the years 1955–1959, Moshe Prausnitz conducted salvage excavations on behalf of the Israel Department of Antiquities. He published only preliminary reports and most of the excavation finds remained unstudied.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.70 35.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Prehistoric sites in Israel

Emek HaYarden Regional Council

The Emek HaYarden Regional Council, is a regional council in the Jordan River Valley between the Sea of Galilee in the north and Beit She'an in the south. It was the first regional council in Israel, formed in 1949. Most of the settlements are located on Route 90 a north-south road which traverses the council's territory parallel to the Jordan River. The offices of the council are located between Degania Alef and the Tzemah Industrial Zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.71 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Emek HaYarden Regional Council, Regional councils in Israel

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