Tel Afek
Tel Afek, also spelled Aphek and Afeq, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel. It is also known as Tel Kurdani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Tall Kurdani”, “Tel Afeq”, “Tel Efeq”, and “Tel Kurdani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ein Afek Nature Reserve and Kiryon.
Ein Afek Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ein Afek Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Acre Valley within the Zvulun Valley, Israel. It covers the swamps and springs at the source of the Na'aman River, as well as the Tel Afek archaeological site. Ein Afek Nature Reserve is situated 290 metres south of Tel Afek.
Kiryon
Shopping center
Photo: Ldorfman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryon is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km west of Tel Afek.
Zvulun Valley
Valley
Photo: Netanel h, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zevulun Valley or Zvulun Valley is a fertile coastal territory in the North of Israel, part of the Israeli coastal plain along the Haifa Bay. The length of the valley is 14 km, with its maximum width is up to 9 kilometers. Zvulun Valley is situated 3½ km northwest of Tel Afek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zur Shalom and Givat HaRakafot.
Afek
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afek is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Zevulun Valley in the Western Galilee, near the archaeological site of Tel Afek and the HaKerayot agglomeration, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council.
Tel Afek
- Categories: nature reserve, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.84809° or 32° 50′ 53″ northLongitude
35.11196° or 35° 6′ 43″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8G4QR4X6+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 205774430OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
295744Wikidata ID
Q2910426
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Tel Afek” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الكرداني (تل الكردانة)”
- Arabic: “تل الكرداني”
- Cebuano: “Tel Afeq”
- Czech: “Ein Afek”
- Czech: “Ejn Afek”
- Czech: “Tel Afek”
- Hebrew: “עין אפק”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע עין אפק”
- Hebrew: “שמורת עין אפק”
- Hebrew: “תל אפק”
- Hebrew: “תל כרדני”
- Persian: “تل افک”
- Polish: “Tel Afek”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tel Afek”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.