Kokhav HaYarden National Park

Kokhav HaYarden National Park is a protected area in , . Kokhav HaYarden National Park is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: nature reserve in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kochav HaYarden National Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Belvoir Castle and Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station.

Archaeological site
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern , on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of 20 kilometres south of the .

Power station
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near in , .

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of , near in the central Jordan Valley of . It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age. is situated 3½ km east of Kokhav HaYarden National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Ur and Gesher.

Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the on the and to the south of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 451. is situated 3 km east of Kokhav HaYarden National Park.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the in northeastern . Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. is situated 4 km northeast of Kokhav HaYarden National Park.

Village
is a moshav in northern . Located in the about eight kilometres north of , adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 606. is situated 5 km southeast of Kokhav HaYarden National Park.

Kokhav HaYarden National Park

Latitude
32.59572° or 32° 35′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.52124° or 35° 31′ 17″ east
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Open location code
8G4QHGWC+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 395124620
Geo­Names ID
9887966
Wiki­data ID
Q26769809
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kokhav HaYarden National Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gan Le’ummi Kokav HaYarden”
  • French: “Parc national de Kochav HaYarden”
  • Hebrew: “Gan Le’ummi Kokav HaYarden”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי כוכב הירדן”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאמי כוכב הירדן”
  • Swedish: “Gan Le’ummi Kokav HaYarden”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Neve Ur and Gesher.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ein Kokhav and Ein Pelugot HaEsh.

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