Yehi'am Fortress National Park

Yehi'am Fortress National Park
Part of the fortress
Location	North District, Israel
Nearest city	Yehiam
Coordinates
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Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in the western Upper Galilee on the grounds of Kibbutz Yehi'am. The park features the ruins of a hilltop fortress, built in Ottoman times and dating from the Crusades. The fortress was substantially restructured in the 18th century by the Bedouin leader Dhaher al-Omar, and Bedouin tribes lived in Khirbat Jiddin. the fortress at The buildings include a mosque, watch tower and assembly hall.^[1]

Archaeological finds in the park include the remains of a Roman fort, a Byzantine monastery, burial caves, stones inscribed with crosses and fragments of mosaic.^[2]

References

^ "http://www.attractions-in-israel.com/galilee/galilee-national-parks/yehiam-fortress-national-park-%E2%80%93-yehiam-crusader-fortress-protects-settlers-in-1948/". Attractions in Israel. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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Yehi'am Fortress National Park

National parks of Israel

Jerusalem District	Bayt 'Itab Canada Park¹ Castel City of David¹ Ein Hemed Emek Tzurim¹ Judaean Mountains Tomb of Samuel¹

Northern District	Achziv Bar'am Beit Alfa Synagogue Beit She'an Beit She'arim Belvoir Fortress Capernaum Chorazin Gan HaShlosha Hamat Gader Hamat Tiberias Harod Spring Hermon¹ Hexagons pool¹ Horns of Hattin Hula Valley Hurshat Tal Hurvat Minia Kursi¹ Montfort Castle Mount Arbel Mount Tabor Nimrod Fortress¹ Rosh HaNikra Sde Amudim Sussita Tel Hazor Tel Kedesh Tel Megiddo Tzalmon Stream Tzippori Yehi'am Fortress

Haifa District	Ancient Caesarea HaSharon Park Mount Carmel Nahal Mearot Tel Shikmona

Central District	Alexander stream Arsuf Hof HaSharon Mazor Mausoleum Migdal Afek Palmachim beach Rubin Stream Sidna Ali Tel Afek Tel Gezer Tzur Natan Yarkon

Southern District	Ashkelon Avdat Beit Guvrin Besor Stream Ein Avdat Ein Gedi Eshkol Mamshit Masada Monument to the Negev Brigade Nitzana Semekh caves Shivta Tel Arad Tel Be'er Sheva Tel Lachish Tel Zafit

Judea and Samaria Area	Herodium¹ Qumran¹ Samaria¹

¹ Located in the Israeli-occupied territories

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Yehi'am Fortress National Park