Citadel
Citadel is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel. Citadel is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cultic Installation, as well as near the ruins Israelite Tower.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Hazor and Ben Ya‘ akov Airport.
Tel Hazor
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tel Hazor, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic Tell Waqqas or Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in the Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau. Tel Hazor is situated 230 metres northeast of Citadel.
Ben Ya‘ akov Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosh Pina Airport, officially Isaac Ben Jacob Rosh Pina Airport, sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to Mahanayim, is an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park. Ben Ya‘ akov Airport is situated 4 km south of Citadel.
Yarda
Ruins
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarda was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel. Yarda is situated 3 km east of Citadel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayelet HaShahar and Mahanayim.
Ayelet HaShahar
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ayelet HaShahar is a kibbutz in northern Israel acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the Rosh Pina – Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometres south of the city of Kiryat Shmona and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.
Mahanayim
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Mahanayim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim Plateau, around three kilometres northeast of Rosh Pinna, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 860. Mahanayim is situated 3 km south of Citadel.
Sde Eliezer
Village
Photo: Ram.eisenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Eliezer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,005. Sde Eliezer is situated 3 km north of Citadel.
Citadel
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.01654° or 33° 0′ 60″ northLongitude
35.56603° or 35° 33′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q2H88+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 734139836OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Citadel” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מצודה ישראלית”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cultic Installation and Israelite Tower.
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