Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of Atlit, Israel. Dating from the late 7th to the early 6th millennia BCE, Atlit Yam provides the earliest known evidence for a community relying on pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing as subsistence systems on the Levantine coast. Atlit Yam is situated 3½ km southwest of Naẖal Mitla.

Atlit camp

Museum

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The Atlit detainee camp was a internment camp established by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s on what is now the Israeli coastal plain, 20 kilometres south of Haifa. Atlit camp is situated 3 km south of Naẖal Mitla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megadim and Hahotrim.

Megadim

Village

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,222.

Hahotrim

Village

Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

HaHotrim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Tirat Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 945.

Tirat Karmel

Town

al-Tira was a Palestinian town located 7 kilometres south of Haifa. It was made up of five khirbets, including Khirbat al-Dayr where lie the ruins of St. Tirat Karmel is situated 3 km northeast of Naẖal Mitla.

Naẖal Mitla

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Nahal Mitla”
Category: body of water
Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.73796° or 32° 44′ 17″ north

Longitude

34.95324° or 34° 57′ 12″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

8G4PPXQ3+57

GeoNames ID

8265158

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Satellite Map

Discover Naẖal Mitla from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Naẖal Mitla” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “Naẖal Mitla”
Hebrew: “נחל מתלה”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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