Nahal Tavor
Nahal Tavor, lit. Tabor Stream, is an intermittent stream in the Lower Galilee, Israel.Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Agooodperson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Wadi
- Description: wadi
- Also known as: “Naẖal Tavor”, “Sherrar”, “Tabor Stream”, “Wadi al-Bireh”, and “Wadi el Bīra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gesher and Old Gesher.
Gesher
Archaeological site
Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age.
Old Gesher
Museum
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Gesher is a museum, which is situated 2½ km north of Nahal Tavor.
Jisr el-Majami
Ruins
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. Jisr el-Majami is situated 2½ km north of Nahal Tavor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Ur and Gesher.
Neve Ur
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 451.
Gesher
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. Gesher is situated 2½ km northwest of Nahal Tavor.
Yardena
Village
Yardena is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 581. Yardena is situated 4 km south of Nahal Tavor.
Nahal Tavor
- Categories: stream and body of water
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Nahal Tavor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي البيرة”
- Cebuano: “Naẖal Tavor”
- Czech: “Nachal Tavor”
- Czech: “Nahal Tavor”
- Greek: “Ταβώρ”
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Tavor”
- Hebrew: “נחל תבור”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nahal Tavor”
- Polish: “Nachal Tawor”
- Polish: “Tabor”
- Spanish: “Arroyo de Tavor”
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