Māţīn ‘Awaz in Quneitra Governorate
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Tel Hazor

Tel Hazor, also Hatzor, present day Tell el-Qedah, is a tell above the site of ancient Hazor. Hazor was an ancient city located in the Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, between Ramah and Kadesh, on the high ground overlooking Lake Merom. The expedition to Hazor in the mid-1950s under Yigal Yadin was the most important archaeological excavation undertaken by Israel in its early years of statehood.

Located at 33.0182, 35.5691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, World Heritage Sites in Israel, National parks of Israel, Amarna letters locations, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Battle of Jacob's Ford

Jerusalem has been and is considered by many to be one of the holiest cities in the world. For this reason, Christians and Muslims fought for control of the Holy City over several centuries. Around 1095, Christians from Europe marched to the Holy Land to retake control of Jerusalem. By 1099, the Crusaders achieved their goal and captured Jerusalem from the Muslims.

Located at 33.0045, 35.628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving the Ayyubids, History of Islam, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Conflicts in 1179

Rosh Pina Airport

Rosh Pina Airport, sometimes called Mahanayim Airfield due to its proximity to Mahanayim, is an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pina, near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park.

Located at 32.981, 35.5719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Airports in Israel

Bnot Ya'akov Bridge

Bnot Ya'akov Bridge is a bridge across the Jordan River on Highway 91, straddling the border between Israel and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The area around the bridge was settled in antiquity, and a river crossing there, known as Jacob's Ford, served as part of the regional route between central Israel and Syria, along the ancient Via Maris.

Located at 33.0103, 35.6283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the Crusades, Battles involving the Ayyubids, Bridges over the Jordan River, Crusade places

Mishmar HaYarden

This article is about the existing moshav. For the village destroyed in 1948, see Mishmar HaYarden (moshava). Mishmar HaYarden is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. It is located on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot. It was founded in the 1950s. It was named after Mishmar HaYarden (moshava), a destroyed settlement far away from this moshav, and unrelated to it.

Located at 33.005, 35.5989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim

Mishmar HaYarden (moshava)

Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava (Jewish settlement) that was established in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel during the First Aliyah. It was destroyed during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. Its Hebrew name meant Guardian of the Jordan. The moshava was located on the road connecting Safed with Damascus west of the Bnot Ya'akov Bridge. It was first founded in 1884 as a private farm named "Shoshanat HaYarden" (Rose of the Jordan) by Mordecai Isaac Lubowsky.

Located at 33.0029, 35.5998 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jewish villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War