Me‘arat Ga’ton

Places of Interest Nearby

Monfort Castle

Ruins

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Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south of the border with Lebanon. Monfort Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Me‘arat Ga’ton.

Yehi’am Fortress

Castle

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Khirbat Jiddin, known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee, originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle, 16 km northeast of the city of Acre, which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Yehi’am Fortress is situated 3½ km southwest of Me‘arat Ga’ton.

Yehiam Fortress National Park

Protected area

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Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western Upper Galilee on the grounds of Kibbutz Yehi'am, whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin. Yehiam Fortress National Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Me‘arat Ga’ton.

Places in the Area

Mitzpe Hila

Village

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Mitzpe Hila or simply Hila is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee hills near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 516.

Ein Ya’akov

Village

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Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,257.

Mi’ilya

Village

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Mi'ilya, also called Mi'elya, is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis.

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