 Mount Arbel | ||
| Berg Arbel, Hebrew: הר ארבל, Har Arbel | ||
| District | Northern District | |
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| Residents | 570 | |
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| height | 282 m | |
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The characteristic Mount Arbel rises west of the Lake genezareth and is close to Tiberias, the top of the elevation was placed under protection as a national park.
background
Mount Arbel rises like a cliff on the west bank of the Sea of Galilee, with a height of 181 meters above sea level. it rises 380 m above the level of the lake.
From the southwest side, the elevation is relatively flat, the land is used for agriculture; here are the villages of Arbel and Kfar Zeitim. The moshav (agricultural settlement) Arbel (אַרְבֵּל) was founded in 1949 in the area of the deserted village of Hittin by the Arab population. The one a little further west 1 Kfar Zeitim was founded around 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen.
The settlement southeast of Arbel 2 Kfar Hittim was called Moshav Shitufi Built on land acquired by the Jewish National Fund after earlier settlements had been attacked and destroyed again and again, at the end of 1936 it was named Tower and palisade - settlement built.
At the foot of the Arbel, on the steeply sloping flank in the north, lies the Arab town 3 Hamaam resp. Wadi Hamam. As witnesses of the ancient settlement on the road through the Wadi Hamam to the Sea of Galilee, ruins of a Jewish - Roman village with a well-preserved mosaic floor of a synagogue were unearthed at the foot of Mount Nitai.
history
At the time of the first temple there was probably a settlement here Beit Arbeel (Hosea 10,14 ), in the 1st century Arbel was known as the hometown of the Nittai of Arbela, at the place it had come to fighting between Herod and Antigonus II. In the Middle Ages the place was only mentioned sporadically, in 1875/81 the ruins were mentioned in expedition reports.
getting there
By plane
Most overseas travelers will be by air via the Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport arrive.
By train / by bus
Lower Galilee is not yet accessible by rail, a rail line from Haifa to Afula and Bet She'an is under construction. Numerous bus routes operate on the main road 77 between Haifa and Tiberias, a bus stop is at the junction from the street 77 to Arbel and Kfar Zeitim, line 42 of the Afikim drives to the village of Arbel directly.
In the street
From Haifa take the main road 75 and from the Ishai Junction the main road 77 in the direction Tiberias to the corner of the side road to the village of Arbel, from Tiberias the route is on the 77 up the hill briefly.
From the main street 77 The access road to the national park circles the Arbel settlement in the north-west and leads on the flank up to the elevation to end at a parking lot, where the footpath into the park area begins.
mobility
The national park on the Arbel and the surrounding area must be explored on foot.
Tourist Attractions
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Mount Arbel National Park
- the National park extends on the mountain flank, which drops steeply to the north. To the up resp. To enable descent, certain parts were with iron steps resp. Ladders secured.
- They are found on the steep slope of the cliff 4 Ruins of the Arbel fortress .
- A footpath that goes around the Arbel leads to you 1 Lookout point, which lies far above the Sea of Galilee.
- The 5 Ruins of the ancient synagogue von Arbel lie to the north of modern moshav. The synagogue, which is considered to be one of the earliest synagogue buildings, has a lintel carved out of a limestone rock. The two-story building with stone seat walls on the sides was supported by two rows of columns.
Lie in the area
- the archaeological site 6 Horbat Veradim (Khirbet Wadi Hamam): there were ruins of a synagogue from the 3rd / 4th centuries. Century and excavated from residential buildings, on the summit of Mount Nittay stood a fortification with nine towers.
- 7 Horns of Hattin (Karnei Hittin / Karney Hittim): the two-peaked extinct volcano was probably the scene of the battle in which Saladin defeated the crusaders in 1187, among other things by setting the dried grass on fire and thereby cutting off the crusaders' path. Not much has survived from the victory monument erected by Sultan Saladin.
- At the entrance is a monument that was erected by a Christian minority, who see the place of the sermon with the Beatitudes here.
- It is close by 8 Nabi Shu'ayb
, the shrine at the site of the alleged tomb of Shuaib, known in the Bible as the prophet Jethro, is a place of pilgrimage for the Druze. They were given responsibility for the sanctuary in 1948, the buildings from 1880 were renovated and expanded after 1948 under the sovereignty of the Druze.
activities
- Visit of the national park on the Arbel
- Various hiking trails can be taken in the area Israel National Trail leads past the Arbel mountain.
Hikes in the area of Mount Arbel
- to the Horns of Hattin and the tomb of the prophet Jethro (4.3 km): from the 1 Junction from the street 77 As a starting point, the path first leads past a monument of the Christian "Church of God of Prophecy", which sees the mountain of Jesus' sermons with the Beatitudes. After another kilometer, you will reach the hill on the blue marked path Horns of Hattin (Karney Hittim), at this point the battle between Sultan Saladin and the crusader army is said to have taken place. Traces of a prehistoric settlement were also found on the hill.
- continue on the blue marked path in a few bends down to the access road to the complex des Nabi Shu'ayb; the sanctuary at the legendary tomb of the prophet Jethro is considered a place of pilgrimage by the Druze.
From here you can return to the starting point on the same route or continue to hike to the Arbel National Park.
- the way to the Arbel National Park leads through the settlement Kfar Zeitim and then past the settlement Arbel. It is worth visiting the ancient synagogue here Horbat Arbel (4.3 km).
- from here it is worth the 1.6 km to the Mount Arbel National Park to move on. From the parking lot at the park entrance, the vantage point is reached after another 500 m.
- the forces have to be divided up a bit when you go back past the ancient synagogue and through the settlement of Arbel the approx. 6.2 km back to the starting point on the road 77 want to hike.
An alternative is to climb up from the valley from the hamam in the north to the Arbel; you can return to the starting point in a circular hike.
- from 2 Starting point on the road to the Bedouin village of Hamam you climb a section of the Israel National Trail up to the Arbel mountain, the 140 meters in altitude are mastered over 1.3 km until you reach the ruins of the fortress built into the rock Fort Arbel got. From there you can go to the right via stairs sunk into the rock to the parking lot in front of the Park entrance climb up (1 km) or turn left and pass the lookout point to get to the park entrance (1.5 km).
- The ancient synagogue is 1.5 km from the park entrance Horbat Arbel.
- Via a steep descent you can descend into Wadi Arbel and get back to the starting point at Hamam (1.9 km).
- Those who rely on the bus also have to walk the 2 km back to the bus stop at Migdal Junction (Strasse 90) include in the calculation.
shop
There is a grocery store in Moshav Arbel.
The great 1 Supermarket and the petrol station at Migdal Junction are also open in the evenings and even on Shabbat.
kitchen
nightlife
The national park is closed at night.
accommodation
Overnight stays in the national park area are prohibited.
That offers one possibility
Alternatively, the Arbel of Tiberias with its numerous accommodations in different price ranges can be easily reached.
health
Practical advice
literature
Web links
- Website of the excavations at Horbat Veradim
