Mishmar HaYarden

Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava that was established in the in northern during the First Aliyah. It was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war in 1948.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Moshav in Upper Galilee
  • Also known as: “Ka‘ūsh al Qadīmah” and “Mishmār Hāyardin”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jacob’s Ford and Gadot Lookout.

Ruins
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Chastelet, also known as Beytulahzan, was a castle…

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Ruins
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. is situated 3 km west of Mishmar HaYarden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gadot and Mishmar HaYarden.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern .

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern .

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . is situated 4½ km north of Mishmar HaYarden.

Mishmar HaYarden

Latitude
33.0134° or 33° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.62386° or 35° 37′ 26″ east
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2J7F+9G
Geo­Names ID
8663792
Wiki­data ID
Q2911080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Mishmar HaYarden” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كعوش القديمة”
  • Arabic: “مشمار هايردن”
  • Arabic: “مشمار هياردين”
  • Dutch: “Mishmar HaYarden”
  • French: “Mishmar-Hayarden”
  • Hebrew: “משמר הירדן”
  • Persian: “مشمار هایاردن”
  • Russian: “Мишмар-ха-Ярден”
  • Ukrainian: “Мішмар-га-Ярден”

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