Tel Yokneam
Tel Yokneam, also spelled Yoqne'am or Jokneam, is an archaeological site located in the northern part of the modern city of Yokneam Illit, Israel. It is known in Arabic as Tell Qamun, believed to be a corruption of the Hebrew name.Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Qashish and Yokneam – Kfar Yehoshua.
Tel Qashish
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Qashish, also spelled Tel Kashish or Tell el-Qassis in Arabic, is a tell located in the northwestern Jezreel Valley, on the north bank of the Kishon River. Tel Qashish is situated 2½ km north of Tel Yokneam.
Yokneam – Kfar Yehoshua
Railway station
Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the Jezreel Valley railway. The station serves Yokneam Illit, Kiryat Tiv'on, Ramat Yishai and the surrounding area. Yokneam – Kfar Yehoshua is situated 2½ km northeast of Tel Yokneam.
Muhraqa Carmelite Monastry
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muhraqa Carmelite Monastry is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Tel Yokneam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yokneam Moshava and Yokneam Illit.
Yokneam Moshava
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Yokneam is a moshava in the Northern District of Israel. Located on the outskirts of the city of Yokneam Illit on the border of the Jezreel Valley and the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Megiddo Regional Council and is administrated by a local committee which is elected every five years.
Yokneam Illit
Town
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
Yokneam Illit, also Yoqne'am Illit, is a city in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in a hilly region of the Lower Galilee at the base of the Carmel Mountains, and overlooks the Jezreel Valley.
HaZore’a
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
HaZore'a is a kibbutz in northern Israel established in 1936 by German Jews. It is the only kibbutz that was established by members of the Werkleute movement. HaZore’a is situated 2½ km southeast of Tel Yokneam.
Tel Yokneam
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site
- Categories: mountain, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.66449° or 32° 39′ 52″ northLongitude
35.10897° or 35° 6′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G4QM475+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 571400096OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4026101
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Tel Yokneam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل يوكنعام”
- Chinese: “約克內阿姆臺形遺址”
- Czech: “Tel Jokne’am”
- Dutch: “Tel Yokneam”
- French: “Caymont”
- French: “Tel Yokneam”
- Hebrew: “תל יקנעם”
- Ladin: “Tel Yokneam”
- Persian: “تل یوکنعام”
- Polish: “Tel Jokne’am”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yokne’am fire station and Star of Yokne’am.
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