H̱orbat Ga‘ton
H̱orbat Ga‘ton is a ruin in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Ga‘ton is situated nearby to the village Neve Ziv, as well as near Manot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manot Cave and Yehi’am Fortress.
Manot Cave
Cave
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Manot Cave is a cave in Western Galilee, Israel, discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old. Manot Cave is situated 2½ km north of H̱orbat Ga‘ton.
Yehi’am Fortress
Castle
Khirbat Jiddin, known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee, 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. Yehi’am Fortress is situated 3½ km southeast of H̱orbat Ga‘ton.
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. Yehiam Fortress National Park is situated 3½ km southeast of H̱orbat Ga‘ton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Ziv and Ga’aton.
Neve Ziv
Village
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Neve Ziv, also known as Ziv HaGalil, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located east of Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 930.
Ga’aton
Village
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Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 740.
Manot
Village
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Manot is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 559. Manot is situated 3 km north of H̱orbat Ga‘ton.
H̱orbat Ga‘ton
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Ga`ton”, “Khirbat Ja‘tun”, and “Khirbet Gaaton”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.01231° or 33° 0′ 44″ northLongitude
35.19397° or 35° 11′ 38″ eastElevation
211 metres (692 feet)Open location code
8G5Q256V+WHGeoNames ID
295073
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Ga‘ton” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Ga‘ton”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Ga’ton”
- Hebrew: “חרבת געתון”
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