Migdal Afek
Migdal Afek, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin, Israel. 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 Migdal Afek or Migdal Tsedek.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek and Kesem cave.
Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek
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 central Israel, was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period to the Late Roman period. Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek is situated 3½ km northwest of Migdal Afek.
Kesem cave
Ruins
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Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of Kafr Qasim in Israel. Early humans were occupying the site by 400,000 until c. 200,000 years ago. Kesem cave is situated 3½ km northeast of Migdal Afek.
Mazor
Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Mazor Mausoleum is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Israel, located in El'ad. The Mausoleum, which is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof, was built for an important Roman man and his wife in the 3rd century AD. Mazor is situated 4 km south of Migdal Afek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosh HaAyin and Einat.
Rosh HaAyin
Town
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Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Central District 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 Yarkon River.
Einat
Village
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Einat is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and south of Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 924.
Nahshonim
Village
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahshonim is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain near Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484.
Migdal Afek
- Type: Building
- Description: National park, Jewish settlement in the land of Israel from the second temple period
- Categories: national park, archaeological site, crusader castle, and Jewish settlement in the land of Israel
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.08084° or 32° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
34.95707° or 34° 57′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8G4P3XJ4+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 131880744OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q568521
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Migdal Afek” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Migdal Afek”
- French: “Migdal Afek”
- French: “seigneurie de Mirabel”
- German: “Mirabel (Burg)”
- German: “Mirabel”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Μίραμπελ”
- Hebrew: “מגדל אפק”
- Hebrew: “מגדל צדק”
- Italian: “Castello di Mirabel”
- Persian: “میگدال آفک”
- Russian: “Крепость Мигдаль Цедек”
- Russian: “Мигдаль-Цедек”
- Spanish: “Señorío de Mirabel”
- Turkish: “Migdal Afek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Migdal Afeq (Mirabel Fortress) Ruins and גבעת הפרפרים.
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