Metsudat Gadin
Metsudat Gadin is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. Metsudat Gadin is situated nearby to the castle Yehi’am Fortress, as well as near the village Ga’aton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yehi’am Fortress and Yehiam Fortress National Park.
Yehi’am Fortress
Castle
Jiddin, also known as the Jiddin Fortress or Khirbet Jiddin is a partly ruined fortress in the western Upper Galilee 16 kilometers northeast of the port city of Acre.
Yehiam Fortress National Park
Protected area
Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western Upper Galilee on the grounds of Kibbutz Yehi'am, whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yehiam and Ga’aton.
Yehiam
Village
Yehiam is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located at the western Upper Galilee, eight miles east of the coastal town of Nahariya and 14 miles south-east of the border with Lebanon it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.
Ga’aton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.
Ein Ya’akov
Village
Photo: Kippi70, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.
Metsudat Gadin
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Judin”, “Meẕudat Gadin”, and “Qalat Djeddine”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.99427° or 32° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
35.22181° or 35° 13′ 19″ eastElevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)Open location code
8G4QX6VC+PPGeoNames ID
294223
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Satellite Map
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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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