Lake Qaraoun

Lake Qaraoun is a reservoir in , . Lake Qaraoun is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: Theipu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Givat HaEm and Omrit.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Giv'at Ha'Em is a hill named for American Zionist leader Henrietta Szold, known as the mother of Youth Aliya. The hill lies in the in northern , 196 m above sea level, 1 km east of the Route 918 and 2 km north of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Khirbat ‘Umayrī, is the site of an ancient Roman temple. It stands where the western slopes of the meet the Upper Jordan Valley, in the 1949 Israel–Syria demilitarised zone, not far from .

Protected area
Photo: Ram.eisenberg, CC BY 3.0.
Tel Anafa is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Nehemia and Kfar Szold.

Village
Photo: MathKnight, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,147. The and Hasbani Rivers converge on the grounds of the kibbutz.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 720.

Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in area of . Located on the western slopes of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 825.

Lake Qaraoun

Latitude
33.1984° or 33° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.6584° or 35° 39′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G5Q5MX5+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165379490
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­wild_swimming
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q108600330
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Qaraoun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Lake Qaraoun” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “אגם קרעון”

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