Um Juni
Um Juni is a historic building in Northern District, Israel. Um Juni is situated nearby to the ruins Bitanya, as well as near the village Degania Bet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yardenit baptism site and El `Ubeidiya.
Yardenit baptism site
Church
Photo: Star Mississippi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims. Yardenit baptism site is situated 1½ km north of Um Juni.
El `Ubeidiya
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ubeidiya, some 3 km south of the Sea of Galilee, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, is an archaeological site of the early Pleistocene, c. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of one of the earliest migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa, with only the site of Dmanisi in Georgia being older. El `Ubeidiya is situated 1½ km southwest of Um Juni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Degania Bet and Beit Zera.
Degania Bet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Degania Bet is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee adjacent to Degania Alef, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania Bet was established in 1920. As of 2023, it had a population of 764.
Beit Zera
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Zera is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 756.
Degania Alef
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Degania Alef is a kibbutz in northern Israel. The Jewish communal community was founded in 1910, making it the earliest Labor Zionist farming commune in the Land of Israel.
Um Juni
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: former settlement, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.69856° or 32° 41′ 55″ northLongitude
35.56726° or 35° 34′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8G4QMHX8+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 376670796OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7005862
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Russian—“Um Juni” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אום ג’וני”
- Hebrew: “כפר אגון”
- Hebrew: “כפר אגין”
- Russian: “Ум Джуни”
- Russian: “Ум-Джуни”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bitanya and אלעבידיה.
Nearby Places
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