Fortress Beach
Fortress Beach is a parking area in Haifa District, Israel. Fortress Beach is situated nearby to Atlit Beach, as well as near the cemetery בית קברות צלבני.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Destroit and Pelegrin Fortress.
Le Destroit
Archaeological site
Le Destroit is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE, located on the Mediterranean shore near a site where they later built the Chateau Pelerin castle, today close to the modern town of Atlit, Israel. Le Destroit is situated 480 metres east of Fortress Beach.
Pelegrin Fortress
Archaeological site
Atlit Yam
Archaeological site
Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of Atlit, Israel. Dating from the late 7th to the early 6th millennia BCE, Atlit Yam provides the earliest known evidence for a community relying on pastoralism, agriculture, and fishing as subsistence systems on the Levantine coast. Atlit Yam is situated 740 metres northwest of Fortress Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atlit and Megadim.
Atlit
Town
Atlit is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village.
Megadim
Village
Megadim is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,215. Megadim is situated 3 km northeast of Fortress Beach.
Neve Yam
Village
Neve Yam is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located around twenty kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 301. Neve Yam is situated 3½ km south of Fortress Beach.
Fortress Beach
- Type: Parking area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.70757° or 32° 42′ 27″ north
Longitude
34.94103° or 34° 56′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G4PPW5R+2C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parking
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In Other Languages
“Fortress Beach” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חוף המבצר”
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Highlights include Atlit Beach and בית קברות צלבני.
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