Bitanya

Bitanya is a ruins in , . Bitanya is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near the village .

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 170 metres south of Bitanya.

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 1¼ km north of Bitanya.

Ruins
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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. is situated 1½ km southwest of Bitanya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Degania Bet and Degania Alef.

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
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is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish community was founded in 1910, making it the earliest Labor Zionist farming commune in Palestine.

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.

Bitanya

Latitude
32.7° or 32° 42′ north
Longitude
35.56667° or 35° 34′ east
Open location code
8G4QPH28+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477148
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“Bitanya” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “ביתניה”

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