Hurvat Eshchar
Hurvat Eshchar is a ruins in Northern District, Israel. Hurvat Eshchar is situated nearby to the spring Ein Eshchar, as well as near Einot At.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manot Cave and Monfort Castle.
Manot Cave
Cave
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Manot Cave is a cave in Western Galilee, Israel, discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old. Manot Cave is situated 2 km northwest of Hurvat Eshchar.
Monfort Castle
Ruins
Photo: Eranfel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south of the border with Lebanon. Monfort Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Hurvat Eshchar.
Horbat Ga`ton
Ruins
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Horbat Ga`ton is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Hurvat Eshchar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ga’aton and Ein Ya’akov.
Ga’aton
Village
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Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.
Ein Ya’akov
Village
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Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.
Manot
Village
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Manot is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 585.
Hurvat Eshchar
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Khirbat Samara” and “Khirbet Sainara”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.02011° or 33° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
35.20878° or 35° 12′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q26C5+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 278473352OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Hurvat Eshchar” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורבת אשחר”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ein Eshchar and Einot At.
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