Hof Galim Nature Reserve
Hof Galim Nature Reserve is a protected area in Haifa District, Israel. Hof Galim Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Hahotrim, as well as near Hachotrim.- Type: Protected area
- Description: nature reserve in Israel
- Also known as: “Shmurat Hof VeYam Gallim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Sachar and Atlit camp.
Tel Sachar
Peak
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Megadim is an archaeological site located on the Carmel coast of Israel, about 2 km north of Atlit and 11 km south of Tel Shiqmona. Excavations there have uncovered significant Middle Bronze Age IIA structures and a notable Persian period settlement, featuring a kurkar stone altar, diverse imported ceramic wares, and horse-and-rider figurines.
Atlit camp
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Atlit detainee camp was an internment camp established by the authorities of Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s on what is now the Israeli coastal plain, 20 kilometres south of Haifa. Atlit camp is situated 3½ km south of Hof Galim Nature Reserve.
Atlit Yam
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of Atlit, Israel. Dating from the late 7th to the early 6th millennia BCE, Atlit Yam provides the earliest known evidence for a community relying on pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing as subsistence systems on the Levantine coast. Atlit Yam is situated 3½ km south of Hof Galim Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hahotrim and Megadim.
Hahotrim
Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HaHotrim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Tirat Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 941.
Megadim
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,215.
Kfar Galim
Village
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Galim is a boarding school and youth village in northern Israel. Located near Tirat Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 161. Kfar Galim is situated 3 km north of Hof Galim Nature Reserve.
Hof Galim Nature Reserve
- Category: nature reserve
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.74209° or 32° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
34.94901° or 34° 56′ 56″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G4PPWRX+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 548094140GeoNames ID
9998045Wikidata ID
Q26771092
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hof Galim Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shemurat H̱of WeYam Gallim”
- French: “Réserve naturelle de Hof Galim”
- Hebrew: “Shemurat H̱of WeYam Gallim”
- Hebrew: “Shmurat H̱of VeYam Gallim”
- Hebrew: “שמורת חוף וים גלים”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע חוף גלים”
- Swedish: “Shemurat H̱of WeYam Gallim”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include שער הרחמים and Hachotrim swimming pool.
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