Yehi`am fortress

Yehi`am fortress is a ruins in , . Yehi`am fortress is situated nearby to the winery , as well as near the protected area .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yehiam Fortress National Park and Yehi’am Fortress.

Protected area
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western on the grounds of , whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin.

Castle
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Khirbat Jiddin, known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle, 16 km northeast of the city of Acre, which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Ruins
Photo: Nofartal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Yehi`am fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yehiam and Ga’aton.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located at the western , eight miles east of the coastal town of and 14 miles south-east of the with it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Village
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Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.

Village
Photo: Kippi70, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.

Yehi`am fortress

Latitude
32.99428° or 32° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.22225° or 35° 13′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G4QX6VC+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356285555
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“Yehi`am fortress” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “יחיעם”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abaya and Nahal Yehiam Nature Reserve.

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