‘En ‘Akhin
‘En ‘Akhin is a spring in Northern District, Israel. ‘En ‘Akhin is situated nearby to the village Gesher, as well as near Neve Ur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Belvoir Castle and Noach kinarty Overlook.
Belvoir Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 kilometres south of the Sea of Galilee. Belvoir Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of ‘En ‘Akhin.
Noach kinarty Overlook
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noach kinarty Overlook is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km northeast of ‘En ‘Akhin.
Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station
Power station
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Belvoir Castle in Beit She'an, Israel. Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is situated 3½ km southeast of ‘En ‘Akhin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gesher and Neve Ur.
Gesher
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. Gesher is situated 4 km east of ‘En ‘Akhin.
Neve Ur
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 447. Neve Ur is situated 5 km southeast of ‘En ‘Akhin.
Taiyiba in Galilee
Village
Photo: Haithamzoabi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taibe, meaning "The goodly", or colloquially al-Tayiba al-Zu'biyya after its main clan, is a Muslim Arab village in northeastern Israel on the Issachar Plateau. It falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 2,156. Taiyiba in Galilee is situated 6 km west of ‘En ‘Akhin.
‘En ‘Akhin
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “`En `Akhin” and “En Akhin”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.61556° or 32° 36′ 56″ northLongitude
35.50882° or 35° 30′ 32″ eastElevation
-61 metres (-200 feet)Open location code
8G4QJG85+6GGeoNames ID
8139899
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In Other Languages
“‘En ‘Akhin” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “‘En ‘Akhin”
- Hebrew: “עין עכין”
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