Obelisk
The Caesarea obelisk is a red granite Obelisk 12 metres high, which was erected in the hippodrome of Herod the Great's new-built Roman city of Caesarea Maritima, now Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caesarea and Caesarea Amphitheater.
Caesarea
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Caesarea is a national park on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, in the northern part of the Sharon region. The park encompasses a vast archaeological site that showcases the remains of the Roman Imperial city of Caesarea Maritima.
Caesarea Amphitheater
Theater building
Photo: Giladtop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caesarea Amphitheater is a theater building, which is situated 740 metres west of Obelisk.
Herodian Hippodrome
Archaeological site
Photo: Drahnier, Copyrighted free use.
Herodian Hippodrome is an archaeological site, which is situated 740 metres west of Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sdot Yam and Caesarea.
Sdot Yam
Village
Sdot Yam is a kibbutz in the Haifa District of Israel. Located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
Caesarea
Town
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Caesarea, also transliterated as Keisarya or Qaysaria, is an affluent resort town in north-central Israel, which was named after the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima situated 1–2 kilometres to the south in the adjacent Caesarea National Park.
Or Akiva
Town
Photo: Jim Greenhill, CC BY 2.0.
Or Akiva is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, on the country's coastal plain. It is located inland from the ancient port city of Caesarea and the Mediterranean Sea, and to the north of the city of Hadera.
Obelisk
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Caesarea obelisk”
- Categories: obelisk and historic site
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.49856° or 32° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
34.89855° or 34° 53′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G4PFVXX+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1669839900OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5017022
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In Other Languages
“Obelisk” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אובליסק קיסריה”
- Hebrew: “אובליסק”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caesarea Maritima Eastern Hippodrome and Qesarya (harhava) National Park.
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