Ancient & archaeological sites in Israel
Detourmap maps 153 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Israel — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Masada. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Capernaum
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century BC · Renowned
Village at Lake Tiberias in the north of historical Judea, associated with Jesus
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Beit She'arim National Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Archaeological site and national park in Israel
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Gath
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient city and archaeological site mentioned in the Bible and in Akkadian sources
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Maresha
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient city and archaeological site (tell) in Southern District, Israel
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Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient burial site in Jerusalem
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Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century · Hidden gem
Byzantine church in Jerusalem, consecrated in 543, dedicated to the Mother of God
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Atlit Yam
Ancient & megalithic · 69th century BC · Hidden gem
Submerged neolithic settlement in Israel
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Kathisma Church
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century · Hidden gem
5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land
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Robinson's Arch
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Hidden gem
Monumental staircase in Jerusalem
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Southern Wall
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Hidden gem
A wall at the southern end of the Temple Mount
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Tell Ubeidiya
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century BC · Hidden gem
Former village in the Jordan Valley
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Tel Kabri
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Tell (hill city), containing one of the largest Middle Bronze (MB) Age (2,100–1,550 BC) Canaanite palaces in ancient Palestine
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Khirbet, Yarda
Ancient & megalithic · 13th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel
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Al-Sinnabra
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Historic site on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee
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Maon Synagogue
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
6th-century synagogue and archaeological site in the Negev Desert
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Tell Keisan
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
An archaeological site located 8 km from the Mediterranean coast in the Galilee region of Israel between Haifa and Akko
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Katzrin ancient village and synagogue
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Museum and archaeological site in the Golan Heights
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Khan al-Tujjar
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ruins of a caravanserai in the Lower Galilee, Israel
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Wilson's Arch
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ancient stone arch that is part of Jerusalem's Western Wall
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Tell Goded
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Israel, possibly of the biblical city of Moreseth-Gath.
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Omrit
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site of an ancient Roman temple in northern Israel
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Temple of Ein Gedi
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site dating from about 3500 BCE in Israel
