Tel Avel Beit Ma`akha

Tel Abel Beth Maacah is a large archaeological tell with a small upper northern section and a large lower southern one, connected by a saddle. It is located on the northern border of present-day Israel, about 2 kilometres south of the town of Metula and about 6.5 kilometres west of Tel Dan.

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Type: Ruins
Description: ancient city in the north of Israel
Also known as: “Abel Beth-Maachah”, “Abel-beth-maachah”, “Abel-Kemah”, and “Maacah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ayoon Reserve and HaTanur Waterfall.

Ayoon Reserve

Park

Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ayoon Reserve is a park, which is situated 1¼ km north of Tel Avel Beit Ma`akha.

HaTanur Waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dado observatory

Scenic viewpoint

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Dado observatory is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km north of Tel Avel Beit Ma`akha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Giladi and Yuval.

Kfar Giladi

Village

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Kfar Giladi is a kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle of northern Israel. Located south of Metula on the Naftali Mountains above the Hula Valley and along the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.

Yuval

Village

Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yuval, also known as Kfar Yuval, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee Panhandle between Metula and the city of Kiryat Shmona, it is at the border with Lebanon and falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council.