H̱orbat Yaqosh
H̱orbat Yaqosh is a ruin in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Yaqosh is situated nearby to the village Gesher, as well as near Neve Ur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gesher and Belvoir Castle.
Gesher
Archaeological site
Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age. Gesher is situated 1 km south of H̱orbat Yaqosh.
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 4 km southwest of H̱orbat Yaqosh.
Jisr el-Majami
Ruins
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. Jisr el-Majami is situated 1½ km northeast of H̱orbat Yaqosh.
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.
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 2½ km south of H̱orbat Yaqosh.
Yardena
Village
Yardena is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 516. Yardena is situated 5 km south of H̱orbat Yaqosh.
H̱orbat Yaqosh
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Yaqosh”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.61284° or 32° 36′ 46″ northLongitude
35.55723° or 35° 33′ 26″ eastElevation
-238 metres (-781 feet)Open location code
8G4QJH74+4VGeoNames ID
8139921
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Yaqosh” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Yaqosh”
- Hebrew: “Khirbat Yāqūsh”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת יקוש”
- Hebrew: “חרבת יקוש”
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