Tel
- the Arabic word for mound -is composed of layers formed
over thousands of years by the construction of successive settlements
in the exact location. The prerequisites of an ancient settlement
were sufficient land, water availability, communication routes,
and a defendable position. A combination of these features were
found only in limited areas in Palestine, mainly close to perennial
fountains and rivers. Once a site was chosen, it was obviously
suitable to the needs of later generations. With each civilization
- destroyed by war, by natural disaster or abaondoned by its inhabitants,
the ‘tel’ grows a little more above the surface of
the land. |
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From Haifa drive east towards the Golan Heights.
• Optional Jeep Tour
•Ascend towards the northern region (over 1000 m high) to EMEK
HABACHA (VALLEY of TEARS), where one of the major battles
of the Yom Kippur War took place.
• Continue to KIBBUTZ EL ROM
to see the video presentation about the battle.
• Drive through the picturesque DRUIZ
VILLAGES and descend from the Golan Heights back to the
Hula Valley.
• Visit TEL
HAI
where the myths of modern Israeli heroism had its beginnings.
• Continue to the National Park of TEL
DAN, important town of the Old Testament period and
where the major spring of the Jordan River is located
- *Tel Hazor settlement that was at its height during the Ca'ananite Period
- Golan Optional Jeep Tour : A closer encounter with the nature of the Golan and a local viewpoint on the topics relevant to Israel's northern communities.