Tel Shokek

Tall al-Shawk, was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Tall al-Shawk” and “Tel Shoqeq”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gan HaShlosha and Ein Migdal.

Water park
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park, also known by its Arabic name Sakhne, is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim and , it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year. is situated 2 km northwest of Tel Shokek.

Spring
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is a spring.

Spring
Photo: Yair Aronshtam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nir David and Mesilot.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the and near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 876.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 494.

Village
Photo: Andi d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northeastern Israel. Located two kilometres to the south of the city of in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 1,214.

Tel Shokek

Latitude
32.49658° or 32° 29′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.46208° or 35° 27′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G4QFFW6+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278470508
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q860845
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Satellite Map

Discover Tel Shokek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tel Shokek” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الشوك”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تل الشوك”
  • Hebrew: “תל א שוק”
  • Hebrew: “תל א-שוכ”
  • Hebrew: “תל אל-שוכ”
  • Hebrew: “תל אלשוכ”
  • Hebrew: “תל שוקק”
  • Indonesian: “Tall al-Shawk”
  • Persian: “تل الشوک”
  • Polish: “Tall al-Szawk”
  • Polish: “Tall asz-Szauk”
  • Urdu: “تل الشوک”

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