Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins

Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins is a ruins in , . Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Migdal Afek and Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek.

Building
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of , . The ruins of a fortified manor house built by a sheikh during the 19th century, among which remains of the Crusader castle of Mirabel can be seen, are today known in Hebrew as or Migdal Tsedek.

Ruins
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antipatris was a city built during the first century BC by Herod the Great, who named it in honour of his father, Antipater. The site, now a national park in , was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period to the Late Roman period. is situated 3½ km northwest of Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins.

Archaeological site
Eben-Ezer is a location that is mentioned by the Books of Samuel as the scene of battles between the Israelites and Philistines. It is specified as having been less than a day's journey by foot from , near Aphek, in the vicinity of Mizpah, near the western entrance of the pass of Bethoron. is situated 2½ km north of Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosh HaAyin and Einat.

Town
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is a city in the of Israel. It is located in the eastern ravine of the Sharon Plain, opposite the Samaria Mountains. The city is named after its location at the source of the .

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located near and south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 924.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the south of the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 484.

Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins

Latitude
32.08081° or 32° 4′ 51″ north
Longitude
34.9571° or 34° 57′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G4P3XJ4+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478501
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מגדל אפק”

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Highlights include גבעת הפרפרים and עיריית ראש העין.

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