Poriyya ‘Illit in Northern District
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Ohalo

Ohalo is the common designation for the archaeological site Ohalo II in the vicinity of the Sea of Galilee, and one of the best preserved hunter-gatherer archaeological sites of the Last Glacial Maximum, having been radiocarbon dated to around 19,400 BP. The site is significant because of the numerous fruit and cereal grain remains preserved therein, (intact ancient plant remains being exceedingly rare finds due to their quick decomposition).

Located at 32.7221, 35.5721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, Neolithic, Prehistoric sites in Israel, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

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.

Located at 32.7058, 35.5836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, Emek HaYarden Regional Council

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.

Located at 32.6889, 35.5611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Paleolithic, Pleistocene, Archaeological sites in Israel, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Battle of Al-Sannabra

In the Battle of Al-Sannabra (1113), a Crusader army led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem was defeated by a Muslim army sent by the Sultan of the Seljuk Turks and commanded by Mawdud ibn Altuntash of Mosul.

Located at 32.718, 35.5719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, 12th-century crusades, Conflicts in 1113

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.

Located at 32.7006, 35.5599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Prehistoric sites in Israel

Hamat Tiberias

Hamat Tiberias is an ancient archaeological site and an Israeli national park on the Tiberias-Zemach road that runs along the shore of the Kinneret to Tiberias. Second century Hammata is believed to have been built on the ruins of the biblical city of Hammath.

Located at 32.7685, 35.5485 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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National parks of Israel, Springs of Israel, Archaeological sites in Israel, Tiberias

Yardenit

Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. The site is located south of the river's outlet from the Sea of Galilee, near Kibbutz Kvutzat Kinneret, which owns and manages the site. According to Christian tradition, the baptism of Jesus actually took place in Qasr el Yahud, north of the Dead Sea and east of Jericho.

Located at 32.7111, 35.5714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jordan River basin