Gesher
Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belvoir Castle and Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station.
Belvoir Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 kilometres south of the Sea of Galilee. Belvoir Castle is situated 3½ km west of Gesher.
Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station
Power station
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Belvoir Castle in Beit She'an, Israel. Kokhav Hayarden Pumped Storage Power Station is situated 1½ km west of Gesher.
Jisr el-Majami
Ruins
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. Jisr el-Majami is situated 2½ km north of Gesher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Ur and Gesher.
Neve Ur
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 451.
Gesher
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Yardena
Village
Yardena is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 581. Yardena is situated 4½ km south of Gesher.
Gesher
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in Israel
- Categories: tell, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.60305° or 32° 36′ 11″ northLongitude
35.55579° or 35° 33′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G4QJH34+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 5562767472OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4221865
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Polish—“Gesher” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gesher”
- Hebrew: “גשר”
- Polish: “Geszer”
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