Horbat Ga`ton

Horbat Ga`ton is a ruins in , . Horbat Ga`ton is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near the scenic viewpoint .
Photo: Nofartal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: historical agricultural farm from 10 century BC in the Gaaton river
  • Also known as: “Khan Sursock”, “Khirbat Ja`tun”, “Khirbet Gaaton”, and “Sursock Fram”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manot Cave and Yehi’am Fortress.

Cave
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is a cave in Western Galilee, , discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old. is situated 2½ km north of 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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Horbat Ga`ton.

Protected area
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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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Horbat Ga`ton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Ziv and Ga’aton.

Village
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, also known as Ziv HaGalil, is a community settlement in northern . Located east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 964.

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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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 585. is situated 3 km north of Horbat Ga`ton.

Horbat Ga`ton

Latitude
33.01241° or 33° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.19387° or 35° 11′ 38″ east
Open location code
8G5Q256V+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 690931279
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q16132278
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Horbat Ga`ton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة جعتون”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אלג’עתון”
  • Hebrew: “חאן סורסוק”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת געתון”

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