Metsudat Gadin

Metsudat Gadin is an archaeological site in , . Metsudat Gadin is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yehi’am Fortress and Yehiam Fortress National Park.

Castle
Khirbat Jiddin, known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle, 16 km northeast of the city of Acre, which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Protected area
Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western on the grounds of , whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin.

Ruins
is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Metsudat Gadin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yehiam and Ga’aton.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located at the western , eight miles east of the coastal town of and 14 miles south-east of the with it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.

Village
Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.

Metsudat Gadin

Latitude
32.99427° or 32° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.22181° or 35° 13′ 19″ east
Elevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)
Open location code
8G4QX6VC+PP
Geo­Names ID
294223
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In Other Languages

“Metsudat Gadin” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: Meẕudat Yeẖi‘am
  • Hebrew: מצודת גדין
  • Hebrew: מצודת יחיעם

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