Horvat Eleq

Horvat Eleq is located in the southeastern area of , at the southern edge of at an altitude of 141 meters above sea level. Nearby within 10 km are the cities of , and their ports, and to the west and to the southeast.
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Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Alek Ruins”, “Horbat `Eleq”, “Khirbet Alek”, and “Khirbet Umm el-‘Alek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ein Zur and Kebara Cave.

Spring
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is a spring.

Cave
is a limestone locality in Wadi Kebara, , situated at 60 to 65 m above sea level on the western escarpment of the , in the preserve of Zichron Yaakov. is situated 1½ km northwest of Horvat Eleq.

Memorial
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Ramat HaNadiv, is a nature park and garden in northern , covering 4.5 km at the southern end of between to the north and Binyamina to the south. is situated 600 metres northwest of Horvat Eleq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma’yan Tsevi and Zikhron Ya’akov.

Village
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Ma'ayan Tzvi is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 810.

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Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope of the , overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. It is famous for the Carmel Winery, and for the midrahov in the city center.

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'agan Michael is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. is situated 3½ km west of Horvat Eleq.

Horvat Eleq

Latitude
32.55097° or 32° 33′ 4″ north
Longitude
34.95139° or 34° 57′ 5″ east
Elevation
144 metres (472 feet)
Open location code
8G4PHX22+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 260136864
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8142048
Wiki­data ID
Q125510198
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In Other Languages

“Horvat Eleq” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “H̱orbat ‘Eleq”
  • Hebrew: “H̱orbat Elek”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת עלק”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת עלק”

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