Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek
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.Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Giladtop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ancient human settlement
- Also known as: “Antipatris”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosh HaAyin–North railway station and Al-Mirr.
Rosh HaAyin–North railway station
Railway station
Photo: Eden1996, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rosh HaAyin–North railway station is a suburban passenger railway station in Israel, operated by Israel Railways. It is situated in north Rosh HaAyin near the Kesem Interchange which is located at the intersection of Highway 5 and the Cross-Israel Highway. Rosh HaAyin–North railway station is situated 2 km north of Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek.
Al-Mirr
Ruins
Baphtists village
Residential area
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Baphtists village is a residential area, which is situated 2 km northwest of Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Givat HaShlosha and Rosh HaAyin.
Givat HaShlosha
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givat HaShlosha is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 4 km east of Petah Tikva, near the Yarkon river, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom Hasharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 742.
Rosh HaAyin
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
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. Einat is situated 2½ km south of Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek.
Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek
- Categories: human settlement, tell, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.10505° or 32° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
34.93° or 34° 55′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G4P4W4H+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 247532189OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q682612
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wolof—“Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أنتيباتريس”
- Arabic: “تل افاق”
- Asturian: “Antipatris”
- Bulgarian: “Антипатрида”
- Catalan: “Antipatris”
- Cebuano: “Tel Afeq”
- Chinese: “安提帕底”
- Czech: “Tel Afek”
- Dutch: “Antipatris”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تل افاق”
- Esperanto: “Antipatrido”
- Finnish: “Antipatris”
- French: “Tel Afek”
- German: “Antipatris”
- Greek: “Αντιπατρίς”
- Hebrew: “אנטיפטרוס”
- Hebrew: “תל אפק”
- Hungarian: “Antipatrisz”
- Indonesian: “Antipatris”
- Irish: “Antipatris”
- Italian: “Antipatride”
- Italian: “Tel Afek”
- Japanese: “アンティパトリス”
- Latin: “Antipatris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Antipatris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ras al-Ain”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tel Afeq”
- Portuguese: “Antipátrida”
- Romanian: “Antipatris”
- Romanian: “Tel Afek”
- Russian: “Антипатрида”
- Spanish: “Antipatris”
- Swedish: “Antipatris”
- Turkish: “Antipatris”
- Ukrainian: “Антипатрида”
- Wolof: “Antipataris”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Egyptian Governor’s Residence and The Canaanite Palace.
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