Tel Shikmona

Tell es-Samak or Tel Shikmona, meaning 'mound of the fish', is an ancient Phoenician tell situated near the sea coast in the modern city of Haifa, Israel, just south of the Israeli National Institute of Oceanography.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Israel
Also known as: “Shiqmōnā”, “Shiqmonah”, “Tall as Samak”, “Tall as-Samakh”, “Tell es Semak”, and “Tell es-Samak”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hecht Park and Elijah’s Cave.

Hecht Park

Park

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Hecht Park is situated 770 metres south of Tel Shikmona.

Elijah’s Cave

Cave

Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel, associated with Biblical prophet Elijah. According to tradition, Elijah is believed to have prayed at a grotto before challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, and to have hidden in either the same or in another nearby grotto from the wrath of Jezebel. Elijah’s Cave is situated 1½ km northeast of Tel Shikmona.

Clandestine Immigration and Naval

Museum

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The Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum is a technical history museum located in Haifa, Israel. The museum covers the maritime history of Israel – from clandestine immigration during the British Mandate for Palestine through the history of the Israeli navy since its inception. Clandestine Immigration and Naval is situated 1½ km east of Tel Shikmona.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Ha’Yam and Kiriyat Sprinzak.

Ein Ha’Yam

Suburb

Ein HaYam, formerly Wadi al-Jimal, is a small neighborhood in Haifa, Israel between Kiryat Sprinzak and Kiryat Eliezer, mostly separated from the sea by railroad tracks.