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
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
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
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Gunnery house is a military installation, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Ancient Rock Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zikhron Ya’akov and Ma’yan Tsevi.
Zikhron Ya’akov
Photo: israeltourism, CC BY 2.0.
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
Avi’el
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 796 in 2023. 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″ northLongitude
34.96803° or 34° 58′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G4PHX49+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 7608170385OpenStreetMap 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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