Atlit Beach

Atlit Beach is a beach in , . Atlit Beach is situated near the cemetery , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Le Destroit and Pelegrin Fortress.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE, located on the Mediterranean shore near a site where they later built the Chateau Pelerin castle, today close to the modern town of , . is situated 490 metres east of Atlit Beach.

Archaeological site
Photo: Golf Bravo, Public domain.
Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit and Magdiel, is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres north of the modern Israeli town of on the northern coast of , about 13 kilometres south of . is situated 740 metres southwest of Atlit Beach.

Archaeological site
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is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of , Israel. Dating from the late 7th to the early 6th millennia BCE, provides the earliest known evidence for a community relying on pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing as subsistence systems on the coast. is situated 690 metres northwest of Atlit Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlit and Megadim.

Town
Photo: Iliakriv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal town located south of , . The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the of Israel. Off the coast of is a submerged Neolithic village.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located on the Mediterranean coast near and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,215. is situated 3 km northeast of Atlit Beach.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located around twenty kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 301. is situated 3½ km south of Atlit Beach.

Atlit Beach

Latitude
32.70831° or 32° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
34.94094° or 34° 56′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G4PPW5R+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14200636660
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
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In Other Languages

“Atlit Beach” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חוף עתלית”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: בית קברות צלבני and Limor lookout.

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Places to explore: Fortress Beach and Shayetet 13 Ship Monument.

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