H̱orbat Takka
H̱orbat Takka is a ruin in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Takka is situated nearby to the village Gesher, as well as near Neve Ur.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belvoir Castle and Gesher.
Belvoir Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 kilometres south of the Sea of Galilee. Belvoir Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of H̱orbat Takka.
Gesher
Archaeological site
Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age. Gesher is situated 2 km southeast of H̱orbat Takka.
Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station
Power station
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Belvoir Castle in Beit She'an, Israel. Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is situated 1½ km south of H̱orbat Takka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gesher and Neve Ur.
Gesher
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Neve Ur
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 451. Neve Ur is situated 3 km southeast of H̱orbat Takka.
Yardena
Village
Yardena is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 581. Yardena is situated 6 km southeast of H̱orbat Takka.
H̱orbat Takka
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Takka”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.61244° or 32° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
35.53676° or 35° 32′ 12″ eastElevation
-201 metres (-659 feet)Open location code
8G4QJG6P+XPGeoNames ID
9888038
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Takka” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Takka”
- Hebrew: “חרבת תכא”
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