Qision
Qision was an ancient settlement in Upper Galilee, now an archaeological site in northern Israel, featuring the ruins of the settlement, including a public building, possibly an ancient synagogue, alongside an inscription dedicated to the Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family commissioned by the local Jewish community.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Jewish settlement in Upper Galilee
- Also known as: “Horbat Qazyon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marut hakdumot and Alma Cave.
Marut hakdumot
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marut hakdumot is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Qision.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alma and Sde Eliezer.
Alma
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alma is a religious Jewish moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 857. Alma is situated 3 km west of Qision.
Sde Eliezer
Village
Photo: Ram.eisenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Eliezer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,034. Sde Eliezer is situated 3½ km east of Qision.
Rehaniya
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rehaniya, also spelled Reihaniyye, is a Circassian town in northern Israel. It is one of the only two Circassian towns in Israel, the other being Kfar Kama. Rehaniya is situated 4 km west of Qision.
Qision
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.04285° or 33° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
35.52955° or 35° 31′ 46″ eastElevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)Open location code
8G5Q2GVH+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 372612787OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Spanish—“Qision” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Katsyon”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qaẕyon”
- Hebrew: “חורבת קציון”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קציון”
- Spanish: “Qision”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Qision”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.