Tel Tanninim
Tel Tanninim, in Arabic Tell al-Milāt, is an ancient tell on the shore of the Mediterranean, near the mouth of Nahal Tanninim, in the vicinity of the modern Arab town of Jisr az-Zarka, Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient tell on the Mediterranean shore
- Also known as: “Crocodilopolis”, “Taninim hill”, and “Tel Taninim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kebara Cave and Tel Mevorakh.
Kebara Cave
Cave
Kebara Cave is a limestone cave locality in Wadi Kebara, Israel, situated at 60 to 65 m above sea level on the western escarpment of the Carmel Range, in the Ramat HaNadiv preserve of Zichron Yaakov. Kebara Cave is situated 4 km northeast of Tel Tanninim.
Tel Mevorakh
Peak
Tel Mevorakh is a small mound situated on the southern bank of Nahal Taninim in Israel. The tel does not exceed 1 dunam but rises to a height of 15 metres above its surrounding plain. Tel Mevorakh is situated 2½ km east of Tel Tanninim.
Ralli Museum
Ralli Museum is a conglomerate of two private art museums under the same name, located in Caesarea, Israel. Both are part of the Ralli Museums international foundation. Ralli Museum is situated 2½ km south of Tel Tanninim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jisr az-Zarqa and Ma’agan Michael.
Jisr az-Zarqa
Village
Jisr az-Zarqa is an Israeli Arab town on Israel's northern Mediterranean coastal plain. Located just north of Caesarea within the Haifa District, it achieved local council status in 1963.
Ma’agan Michael
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'agan Michael is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast between Haifa and Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
Beit Hananya
Village
Beit Hanania is a moshav in northern Israel. Located close to the south edge of Mount Carmel close to Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 846. Beit Hananya is situated 2½ km southeast of Tel Tanninim.
Tel Tanninim
- Categories: tell, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.53884° or 32° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
34.90178° or 34° 54′ 6″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8G4PGWQ2+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3644571093OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Tanninim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الملاط”
- Arabic: “تل تنينيم”
- Bavarian: “Tel Taninim”
- Cebuano: “Tel Tanninim”
- French: “Tel Taninim”
- German: “Krokodilopolis”
- German: “Tel Taninim”
- Hebrew: “קרוקודילופוליס”
- Hebrew: “תל תנינים”
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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 Tanninim”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.