’En Esur

'En Esur, also En Esur or Ein Asawir, is an ancient site located on the northern Sharon Plain, at the entrance of the Wadi Ara pass leading from the Coastal Plain further inland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: large Chalcolithic village and Early Bronze Age city, Israel
  • Also known as: “Ein Assor”, “Ein Esur”, “En Assor”, “En Esur”, “Tall al Asawir”, “Tel Arubot”, “Tel Assor”, “Tel Esur”, “Tell Assor”, and “Tell Esur”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ein Arubot Nature Reserve and Camp 1391.

Grassland
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is a grassland, which is situated 250 metres east of ’En Esur.

Prison
, also referred to as Unit 1391 or Facility 1391, is an Israel Defense Forces prison camp in northern Israel for "high-risk" prisoners. It is run by Unit 504. is situated 1½ km south of ’En Esur.

Monument
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is a monument, which is situated 590 metres east of ’En Esur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Iron and Barkai.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the eastern to the north-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 594.

Village
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is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2024, it had a population of 566.

Village
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is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of , adjacent to and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 691.

’En Esur

Latitude
32.48208° or 32° 28′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.01942° or 35° 1′ 10″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8G4QF2J9+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474140
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
293382
Wiki­data ID
Q6989380
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“’En Esur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الأساور- عيون الأساور”
  • Arabic: “تل الأساور”
  • Bengali: “এন এসুর”
  • Catalan: “Ein Asawir”
  • Catalan: “En Esur”
  • Cebuano: “Tel Esur”
  • Czech: “Tel Esur”
  • Dutch: “Tel Esur”
  • Estonian: “En Esur”
  • French: “Tel Assor”
  • German: “En Esur”
  • Hebrew: “תל אסור”
  • Indonesian: “En Esur”
  • Japanese: “エン・エスル”
  • Macedonian: “Ен Есур”
  • Macedonian: “ен-Есур”
  • Persian: “عین اشور”
  • Portuguese: “En Esur”
  • Russian: “Эйн Эсур”
  • Russian: “Эйн-Эсур”
  • Spanish: “Ein Asawir”
  • Spanish: “En Esur”
  • Telugu: “ఎన్ ఎసూర్”
  • Turkish: “En Esur”
  • Vietnamese: “En Esur”

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