‘Atlit
‘Atlit is an archaeological site in Haifa District, Israel. ‘Atlit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Pelegrin Fortress, as well as near the village Neve Yam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelegrin Fortress and Atlit Yam.
Pelegrin Fortress
Archaeological site
Photo: Golf Bravo, Public domain.
Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit and Magdiel, is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres north of the modern Israeli town of Atlit on the northern coast of Israel, about 13 kilometres south of Haifa.
Atlit Yam
Archaeological site
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Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of Atlit, Israel. Dating from the late 7th to the early 6th millennia BCE, Atlit Yam provides the earliest known evidence for a community relying on pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing as subsistence systems on the Levantine coast. Atlit Yam is situated 600 metres north of ‘Atlit.
Le Destroit
Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Destroit is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE, located on the Mediterranean shore near a site where they later built the Chateau Pelerin castle, today close to the modern town of Atlit, Israel. Le Destroit is situated 1¼ km east of ‘Atlit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atlit and Neve Yam.
Atlit
Town
Photo: Iliakriv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atlit is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village.
Neve Yam
Village
Neve Yam is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located around twenty kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 269. Neve Yam is situated 3 km south of ‘Atlit.
Megadim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,222. Megadim is situated 3½ km northeast of ‘Atlit.
‘Atlit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “`Atlit”, “Athlit”, “Atlit”, “Castellum Peregrinorum”, and “Petra Incisa”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.70551° or 32° 42′ 20″ northLongitude
34.93365° or 34° 56′ 1″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G4PPW4M+6FGeoNames ID
295614
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In Other Languages
“‘Atlit” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “עתלית”
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