El `Ubeidiya

Ubeidiya, some 3 km south of the , in the Jordan Rift Valley, , is an archaeological site of the early Pleistocene, c. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of one of the earliest migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa, with only the site of in being older.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: prehistoric site in Israel
  • Also known as: “`Abbidiyai Abyad”, “`Abidiyah”, “Ubeidiya”, and “Ubeidiya prehistoric site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Um Juni and Yardenit baptism site.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 1½ km northeast of El `Ubeidiya.

Church
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Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. is situated 2½ km northeast of El `Ubeidiya.

Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine. It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I. is situated 3 km northeast of El `Ubeidiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Zera and Degania Bet.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the southern shore of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 876.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located to the south of the adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. was established in 1920. As of 2024, it had a population of 765.

Village
is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the . It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,140.

El `Ubeidiya

Latitude
32.6893° or 32° 41′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.55672° or 35° 33′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G4QMHQ4+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474213
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2660882
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“El `Ubeidiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الثقافة العبيدية”
  • Cebuano: “‘Ovadya”
  • Chinese: “乌比迪亚”
  • Dutch: “Ubeidiya”
  • French: “Ubeidiya”
  • German: “ʻUbeidiya”
  • Hebrew: “עובדיה”
  • Hebrew: “עובדייה”
  • Hebrew: “תל עובדיה”
  • Latin: “ʾUbaydiya”
  • Polish: “Ubeidiya”
  • Russian: “Убайдия”
  • Swedish: “‘Ovadya”
  • Ukrainian: “Убейдія”
  • Urdu: “عبیدیہ ماقبل تاریخ آثار قدیمہ”
  • Urdu: “عبیدیہ”

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Highlights include אלעבידיה and Bitanya.

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