Shikmona National Park

Shikmona National Park is a protected area in , . Shikmona National Park is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hecht Park and Tel Shikmona.

Park
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mayzenb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tell es-Samak or , meaning 'mound of the fish', is an ancient Phoenician tell situated near the sea coast in the modern city of , , just south of the Israeli National Institute of Oceanography.

Cave
Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on , in , , associated with Biblical prophet Elijah. According to tradition, Elijah is believed to have prayed at a grotto before challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, and to have hidden in either the same or in another nearby grotto from the wrath of Jezebel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiriyat Sprinzak and Ein Ha’Yam.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Kiryat Sprinzak, sometimes spelled Shprintzak, is a neighbourhood in , to the south of 's headland, along the road to .

Suburb
Ein HaYam, formerly Wadi al-Jimal, is a small neighborhood in between and Kiryat Eliezer, mostly separated from the sea by railroad tracks.

Suburb
French Carmel is a neighbourhood of in , located on the western slopes of Mount Carmel. The population is predominantly Jewish.

Shikmona National Park

Latitude
32.81869° or 32° 49′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.95587° or 34° 57′ 21″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8G4PRX94+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 344521556
Geo­Names ID
9978216
Wiki­data ID
Q26769781
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Satellite Map

Discover Shikmona National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shikmona National Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gan Le’ummi Tel Shiqmona”
  • French: “Parc national de Shikmona”
  • Hebrew: “Gan Le’ummi Tel Shiqmona”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי שקמונה”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי תל שקמונה”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאמי תל שקמונה”
  • Hebrew: “תל שקמונה”
  • Swedish: “Gan Le’ummi Tel Shiqmona”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shikmona park and ישיבת מרכז לתורה.

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