Ancient Rock Quarry
Ancient Rock Quarry is a ruins in Haifa District, Israel. Ancient Rock Quarry is situated nearby to the pitch Rennanim school, as well as near the synagogue Shimon Bar Yochay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horvat Eleq and Ein Zur.
Horvat Eleq
Archaeological site
Horvat Eleq is located in the southeastern area of Ramat HaNadiv, at the southern edge of Mount Carmel at an altitude of 141 meters above sea level. Nearby within 10 km are the cities of Dor, Caesarea and their ports, Tel Taninim and Tel Mevorakh to the west and Tel Burga to the southeast. Horvat Eleq is situated 1½ km west of Ancient Rock Quarry.
Gunnery house
Military installation
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zikhron Ya’akov and Ma’yan Tsevi.
Zikhron Ya’akov
Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope of the Carmel Range, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. It is famous for the Carmel Winery, and for the midrahov in the city center.Ma’yan Tsevi
Village
Ma'ayan Tzvi is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 810. Ma’yan Tsevi is situated 3 km northwest of Ancient Rock Quarry.
Avi’el
Village
Aviel is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located south of Haifa within Alona Regional Council, near Zikhron Yaakov and Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. It had a population of 779 in 2024. Avi’el is situated 3½ km southeast of Ancient Rock Quarry.
Ancient Rock Quarry
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.5552° or 32° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
34.96803° or 34° 58′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G4PHX49+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Ancient Rock Quarry” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מחצבה עתיקה”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rennanim school and Shimon Bar Yochay.
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