H̱orbat Qarta
H̱orbat Qarta is a ruin in Haifa District, Israel. H̱orbat Qarta is situated nearby to the archaeological site Le Destroit, as well as near the museum Atlit camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Destroit and Atlit camp.
Le Destroit
Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Destroit is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE, located on the Mediterranean shore near a site where they later built the Chateau Pelerin castle, today close to the modern town of Atlit, Israel. Le Destroit is situated 340 metres northwest of H̱orbat Qarta.
Atlit camp
Museum
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The Atlit detainee camp was an internment camp established by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s on what is now the Israeli coastal plain, 20 kilometres south of Haifa. Atlit camp is situated 690 metres north of H̱orbat Qarta.
Pelegrin Fortress
Archaeological site
Photo: Golf Bravo, Public domain.
Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit and Magdiel, is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres north of the modern Israeli town of Atlit on the northern coast of Israel, about 13 kilometres south of Haifa. Pelegrin Fortress is situated 1½ km west of H̱orbat Qarta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atlit and Megadim.
Atlit
Town
Photo: Iliakriv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atlit is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village.
Megadim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,222. Megadim is situated 2½ km north of H̱orbat Qarta.
Ein Hod
Village
Ein Hod is a village in Haifa District in northern Israel. Located at the foot of Mount Carmel and southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and has the status of community settlement. Ein Hod is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Qarta.
H̱orbat Qarta
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Qarta”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.7065° or 32° 42′ 23″ northLongitude
34.94948° or 34° 56′ 58″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8G4PPW4X+JQGeoNames ID
293881
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Qarta” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Karta”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qarta”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קרתה”
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