Yehiam Fortress National Park

Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in western on the grounds of , whose main attractions are the ruins of a hilltop castle in Jiddin.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: Israeli national park
  • Also known as: “Yehi’am Fortress National Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yehi’am Fortress and Horbat Ga`ton.

Castle
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Khirbat Jiddin, known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin, was an Ottoman fortress in the western , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle, 16 km northeast of the city of Acre, which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Yehiam Fortress National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yehiam and Ga’aton.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located at the western , eight miles east of the coastal town of and 14 miles south-east of the with it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Village
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Ga'aton is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 733.

Village
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Ein Ya'akov is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,278.

Yehiam Fortress National Park

Latitude
32.9943° or 32° 59′ 40″ north
Longitude
35.22223° or 35° 13′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G4QX6VC+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 395128530
Wiki­data ID
Q13218461
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Yehiam Fortress National Park” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “耶希阿姆堡國家公園”
  • Czech: “Mivcar Jechi’am”
  • French: “Parc national de Mivtzar Yechiam”
  • German: “Festung Gadin”
  • German: “Nationalpark Burg Jechi’am”
  • German: “Yehiam”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי מבצר יחיעם”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר יחיעם”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת יחיעם”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Fortaleza de Yehi’am”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale Fortaleza de Yehi’am”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Mivcar Jechi’am”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Mivcar Jechiam”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Miwcar Jechi’am”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional Fortaleza de Yehi’am”
  • Ukrainian: “Мівцар-Єхіам”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yehi`am fortress and Abaya.

Nearby Places

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