Tel Shem
Tel Shem, or Tell esh Shemmam, is an archaeological site located south of Kfar Yehoshua, in the Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. The Nahalal stream, a tributary of the Kishon River, flows east of the site.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in the Jezreel Valley in Israel
- Also known as: “Tall ash Shamman” and “Tell esh Shammam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ‘Ha’emek’ train station and Ramat David Airbase.
‘Ha’emek’ train station
Photo: Yoavd, Public domain.
‘Ha’emek’ train station is situated 340 metres northwest of Tel Shem.
Ramat David Airbase
Aerodrome
Photo: Israel Defense Forces, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ramat David Airbase is an Israeli Air Force base located 20 km southeast of Haifa in the Northern District of Israel, close to kibbutz Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley.
Yokneam – Kfar Yehoshua
Railway station
Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the Jezreel Valley railway. The station serves Yokneam Illit, Kiryat Tiv'on, Ramat Yishai and the surrounding area. Yokneam – Kfar Yehoshua is situated 3 km northwest of Tel Shem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Yehoshua and Sde Ya’akov.
Kfar Yehoshua
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kfar Yehoshua is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Haifa and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,220.
Sde Ya’akov
Village
Photo: Ravit, Public domain.
Sde Ya'akov is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,082. Sde Ya’akov is situated 3½ km northwest of Tel Shem.
Beit She’arim
Village
Beit She'arim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Ramat Yishai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. Beit She’arim is situated 3½ km northeast of Tel Shem.
Tel Shem
- Categories: hill, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.6699° or 32° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
35.15576° or 35° 9′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G4QM594+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 278477465OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12058551
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tel Shem” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الشمام”
- Cebuano: “Tel Shem”
- Czech: “Tel Šem”
- Czech: “Tel Shem”
- Dutch: “Tel Šem”
- Dutch: “Tel Shem”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيل شيم”
- Hebrew: “תל שם”
- Ladin: “Tel Shem”
- Swedish: “Tel Shem”
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