Pelegrin Fortress

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 .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: fortification
  • Also known as: “Chateau Pelerin” and “Château Pèlerin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atlit Yam and Le Destroit.

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 590 metres north of Pelegrin Fortress.

Archaeological site
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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 1¼ km east of Pelegrin Fortress.

Naval base
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Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of . The base is home to Shayetet 13, Israel's naval commando unit. is situated 1¼ km south of Pelegrin Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlit and Neve Yam.

Town
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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 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 3 km south of Pelegrin Fortress.

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 3½ km northeast of Pelegrin Fortress.

Pelegrin Fortress

Latitude
32.70559° or 32° 42′ 20″ north
Longitude
34.93375° or 34° 56′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G4PPW4M+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1456975384
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q597606
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Pelegrin Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة عتليت”
  • Catalan: “Castell Pelegrí”
  • Chinese: “朝圣城堡”
  • Chinese: “朝聖城堡”
  • Czech: “Château Pèlerin”
  • Dutch: “Chateau Pelerin”
  • Dutch: “Château Pèlerin”
  • French: “château Pèlerin”
  • French: “Château Pèlerin”
  • German: “Château Pèlerin”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר עתלית”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר פלגרין”
  • Italian: “Castello Pellegrino”
  • Italian: “Chateau Pelerin”
  • Japanese: “シャトー・ペルラン”
  • Japanese: “ペレリン城”
  • Japanese: “巡礼者の砦”
  • Persian: “شاتو پلرن”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Pèlerin”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo do Peregrino”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Pelerin”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Pèlerin”
  • Turkish: “Château Pèlerin”

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