Hunin Fortress
Hunin Fortress is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. Hunin Fortress is situated nearby to the village Margaliyyot, as well as near the peak Har Shanan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Castrum Novum”, “Chateau Neuf”, “Horbat Mezudat Hunin”, “Hunin”, “New Castle”, and “Qal‘at Hunin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Har Shanan and Tziporen Outpost.
Tziporen Outpost
Military installation
Photo: Oren1973, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tziporen Outpost is a military installation, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Hunin Fortress.
El Khalisa
Ruins
Photo: AnasNashashibi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Khalisa was a Palestinian Arab village situated on a low hill on the northwestern edge of the Hula Valley of over 1,800 located 28 kilometers north of Safad. It was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine war. El Khalisa is situated 3 km southeast of Hunin Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margaliyyot and Manara.
Margaliyyot
Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Margaliot is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Naftali Mountains of the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border and the city of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 457.
Manara
Village
Photo: Beivushtang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manara is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Naftali Mountains of the Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border and the city of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 311. Manara is situated 3 km south of Hunin Fortress.
Kiryat Shmona
Town
Photo: Alesso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryat Shmona is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. In 2023 it had a population of 24,254. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border, Kiryat Shmona is Israel's northernmost city. Kiryat Shmona is situated 3 km southeast of Hunin Fortress.
Hunin Fortress
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.22082° or 33° 13′ 15″ northLongitude
35.54435° or 35° 32′ 40″ eastElevation
686 metres (2,251 feet)Open location code
8G5Q6GCV+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 1518122070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Hunin Fortress” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كاستل نوف”
- Arabic: “قلعة هونين”
- Cebuano: “H̱orbat Meẕudat Hunin”
- Czech: “Mecudat Hunin”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Metsudat Hunin”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Meẕudat Hunin”
- Hebrew: “חרבת מצודת הונין”
- Hebrew: “מבצר הונין”
- Hebrew: “מבצר מרגליות”
- Hebrew: “מבצר שאטו-נף”
- Hebrew: “מבצר שטונף”
- Hebrew: “מצודת הונין”
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