Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in Israel
Israel has 182 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Sea of Galilee. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 2.
- Nature
- 182
- Oldest
- Gan HaShlosha National Park 1953
- Little known
- 124 of 182
- Most from
- 20th century
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2.Mount of Olives
Nature · Renowned
Mountain in Jerusalem that is mentioned several times in the Bible
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3.Mount Tabor
Nature · Renowned
Mountain in northern Israel traditionally believed to be the scene of the Transfiguration of Jesus
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15.Rosh HaNikra grottoes
Nature · Notable
Geologic formation in northern Israel; white chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos
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16.Tabun cave
Nature · Notable
Cave; part of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara archaeological site in the Carmel mountain range in northern Israel
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28.Gamla nature reserve
Nature · 21st century · Notable
Nature reserve and archaeological site in the Golan Heights
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29.Well of Souls
Nature · Notable
Cave in the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, underneath the Foundation stone
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44.Nahal Paran
Nature · Notable
Occasionally dry riverbed in the Negev Desert and the Sinai Peninsula
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58.Nahal Ayun
Nature · Notable
Perennial stream in southern Lebanon and in the Galilee Panhandle, northeastern Palestine; tributary of Hasbani (Snir) River
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83.Emek Tzurim National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Israeli national park located in East Jerusalem
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94.Bet Shean National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Israeli national park that houses the ruins of the Roman and Byzantine city of Bet She’an and the high mound on which Biblical Bet She’an stood
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108.Bottom "Hilazon" cave
Nature · Hidden gem
Archeological-prehistoric site in Nahal Hilazon in the Lower Galilee. In the cave there is a cemetery from the late Natopian culture, containing the grave of a…
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113.Eilat's Coral Beach
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Northernmost coral reef on Earth, by the Eilat shore
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139.Ramat Gan National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Large urban park in Tel Aviv District, Israel
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in Israel?
182 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Israel with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in Israel?
Sea of Galilee. Largest freshwater lake in Israel.
Which is the oldest?
Gan HaShlosha National Park, dated to 1953. 20 of these 182 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.