Horns of Hattin
The Horns of Hattin is an extinct volcano with twin peaks overlooking the plains of Hattin in the Lower Galilee, Israel. It is most famous as the site of the Battle of Hattin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Horbat Qarne Hittim”, “H̱orbat Qarne H̱ittim”, “Horns of Hittin”, “Qarne H̱ittim”, and “Qarnei Hittin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A Nabi Shu`eib and Ahuzzat Naftali.
A Nabi Shu`eib
Place of worship
Nabi Shuʿayb, known in English as Jethro's tomb, is a religious shrine west of Tiberias, in the Lower Galilee region of Israel, containing the purported tomb of prophet Shuayb, identified with the biblical Jethro, Moses' father-in-law. A Nabi Shu`eib is situated 1¼ km northwest of Horns of Hattin.
Ahuzzat Naftali
Ruins
Photo: Danny Gershoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ahuzat Naftali is a site in the Galilee region not far from Tiberias, near kibbutz Lavi and south of Karnei Hittin. Ahuzat Naftali was established as a moshav under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council in 1949. Ahuzzat Naftali is situated 1 km east of Horns of Hattin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Zeitim and Lavi.
Kfar Zeitim
Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Zeitim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located adjacent to Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 716.
Lavi
Village
Lavi is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located 310 meters above sea level and 10 minutes from Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 631.
Arbel
Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arbel is a moshav in northern Israel. Located beside Mount Arbel next to the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. Arbel is situated 3 km northeast of Horns of Hattin.
Horns of Hattin
- Categories: mountain, volcano, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Horns of Hattin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرون حطين”
- Bengali: “হিত্তিন শৃঙ্গ”
- Cebuano: “H̱orbat Qarné H̱ittim”
- Chinese: “哈丁角”
- Czech: “Hattínské rohy”
- Dutch: “Horns of Hattin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل قرون حطين”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قرون حطين”
- German: “Hörner von Hattin”
- German: “Hörner von Hittim”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Karné H̱ittim”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qarné H̱ittim”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קרני חטים”
- Hebrew: “קרני חיטים”
- Hebrew: “קרני חיטין”
- Hebrew: “קרני-חיטין”
- Ladin: “Horns of Hattin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karnei Hittin”
- Persian: “شاخهای حطین”
- Portuguese: “Cornos de Hatim”
- Portuguese: “Cornos de Hattin”
- Russian: “Гора Блаженств”
- Russian: “Карней Хиттим”
- Russian: “Карней Хиттин”
- Russian: “Рога Хаттина”
- Russian: “Рога Хиттина”
- Slovak: “Hattínske rohy”
- Slovenian: “Hattinski rogovi”
- Spanish: “Cuernos de Hattin”
- Ukrainian: “Роги Хаттіна”
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