Ga’aton

Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.
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  • Type: Village with 568 residents
  • Description: Kibbutz at the Western-Galilee
  • Also known as: Ga‘aton”, “Ga`ton”, and “Gaaton

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yehi’am Fortress and Yehiam Fortress National Park.

Castle
Jiddin, also known as the Jiddin Fortress or Khirbet Jiddin is a partly ruined fortress in the western 16 kilometers northeast of the port city of Acre.

Protected area
Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western on the grounds of , whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yehiam and Ein Ya’akov.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located at the western , eight miles east of the coastal town of and 14 miles south-east of the with it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Village
Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.

Village
is an ecological community settlement in northern . Located in the Western Galilee, southeast of between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 924. is situated 2½ km southwest of Ga’aton.

Ga’aton

Latitude
33.00615° or 33° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.21534° or 35° 12′ 55″ east
Population
568
Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2648+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 687011000
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295074
Wiki­data ID
Q2890864
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Ga’aton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غعتون
  • Czech: Ga’aton
  • Czech: Ga’ton
  • Czech: Gaaton
  • Czech: Gaton
  • French: Ga’aton
  • Hebrew: Ga‘ton
  • Hebrew: Ga’ton
  • Hebrew: געתון
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ga’aton
  • Persian: گعتون
  • Polish: Ga’aton
  • Polish: Gaton
  • Slovenian: Ga’aton
  • Spanish: Ga’aton
  • Turkish: Ga’aton

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