Ubeidiya prehistoric site

Ubeidiya, some 3 km south of the , in the Jordan Rift Valley, , is an archaeological site of the early Pleistocene, c. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of one of the earliest migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa, with only the site of in being older.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: prehistoric site in Israel
  • Also known as: “‘Abbidiyai Abyad”, “‘Abidiyah”, “‘Ubeidīya”, “Al ‘Ubeidiya”, “El ‘Ubeidīya”, “El `Ubeidiya”, “I‘badiya”, and “Tell Ubeidiya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Um Juni and Yardenit baptism site.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 1½ km north of Ubeidiya prehistoric site.

Church
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Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. is situated 3 km north of Ubeidiya prehistoric site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Zera and Afikim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the southern shore of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 756.

Village
is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the . It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,105.

Village
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is a village in the Jordan Valley in north-eastern . Located near Highway 90 between and Tzemah Junction 5 km south of Tzemah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.

Ubeidiya prehistoric site

Latitude
32.68333° or 32° 41′ north
Longitude
35.56667° or 35° 34′ east
Elevation
-202 metres (-663 feet)
Open location code
8G4QMHM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
295235
Wiki­data ID
Q2660882
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ubeidiya prehistoric site” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الثقافة العبيدية”
  • Cebuano: “Tel ‘Ovadya”
  • Chinese: “乌比迪亚”
  • Dutch: “Tel ‘Ovadya”
  • Dutch: “Ubeidiya”
  • French: “Ubeidiya”
  • German: “ʻUbeidiya”
  • Hebrew: “אל-עובדיה”
  • Hebrew: “עובדיה”
  • Hebrew: “תל עובדיה”
  • Latin: “ʾUbaydiya”
  • Polish: “Ubeidiya”
  • Russian: “Убайдия”
  • Swedish: “Tel ‘Ovadya”
  • Ukrainian: “Убейдія”
  • Urdu: “عبیدیہ ماقبل تاریخ آثار قدیمہ”

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