Gilam
Gilam is a village in Haifa District, Israel. Gilam is situated nearby to the village Givat Alonim, as well as near the suburb Givat Tal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hirbet Usha and Tel Afek.
Hirbet Usha
Archaeological site
Photo: שועל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Usha was an ancient Jewish town in the western part of Galilee. It was identified in the late 19th century by Victor Guérin, who found the ruins on which the Arab village of Hawsha was built. Hirbet Usha is situated 3 km south of Gilam.
Tel Afek
Archaeological site
Tel Afek, also spelled Aphek and Afeq, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel. It is also known as Tel Kurdani. Tel Afek is situated 4 km northwest of Gilam.
Ein Afek Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ein Afek Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Acre Valley within the Zvulun Valley, Israel. It covers the swamps and springs at the source of the Na'aman River, as well as the Tel Afek archaeological site. Ein Afek Nature Reserve is situated 3½ km northwest of Gilam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afek and Kiryat Ata.
Afek
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afek is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Zevulun Valley in the Western Galilee, near the archaeological site of Tel Afek and the HaKerayot agglomeration, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council.
Kiryat Ata
Town
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Kiryat Ata also spelled Qiryat Ata, is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 62,585, 92% of whom were Jewish citizens. Kiryat Ata is situated 3 km southwest of Gilam.
Ramat Yohanan
Village
Photo: Zoltan Kluger, Public domain.
Ramat Yohanan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata and adjacent to the kibbutzim of Kfar HaMaccabi and Usha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. Ramat Yohanan is situated 3½ km southwest of Gilam.
Gilam
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.82057° or 32° 49′ 14″ northLongitude
35.13894° or 35° 8′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G4QR4CQ+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 278476830OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Gilam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غيل عام”
- French: “Gilam”
- Hebrew: “גילעם”
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