Tel Shem
Tel Shem, or Tell esh Shemmam, is an archaeological site located south of Kfar Yehoshua, in the Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. The Nahalal stream, a tributary of the Kishon River, flows east of the site.- Type: Mound with an elevation of 51 metres
- Description: Archaeological site in the Jezreel Valley in Israel
- Also known as: “Tall ash Shamman” and “Tell esh Shammām”
Places of Interest
Highlights include ‘Ha’emek’ train station and Ramat David Airbase.
Ramat David Airbase
Aerodrome
Photo: Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ramat David Airbase is an Israeli Air Force base located 20 km southeast of Haifa in the Northern District of Israel, close to kibbutz Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Yehoshua and Sde Ya’akov.
Kfar Yehoshua
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kfar Yehoshua is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Haifa and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,220.
Sde Ya’akov
Village
Photo: Ravit, Public domain.
Sde Ya'akov is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,082. Sde Ya’akov is situated 3½ km north of Tel Shem.
Beit She’arim
Village
Beit She'arim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Ramat Yishai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. Beit She’arim is situated 3½ km northeast of Tel Shem.
Tel Shem
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tel Shem” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الشمام”
- Cebuano: “Tel Shem”
- Czech: “Tel Šem”
- Czech: “Tel Shem”
- Dutch: “Tel Šem”
- Dutch: “Tel Shem”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيل شيم”
- Hebrew: “תל שם”
- Ladin: “Tel Shem”
- Swedish: “Tel Shem”
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