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Gamla

Gamla is a Second Temple-period Jewish town in the southern Golan Heights, fortified on a steep ridge and destroyed by the Romans in 67 CE during the Great Revolt. Discussed here as part of a post on the southern Golan.

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Roman Baths at Hamat Gader
North · Golan Heights & Hermon

Southern Golan Heights

A stormy field-trip day around the southern Golan Heights: Hamat Gader's Roman bathhouse, the Peace Vista over the Sea of Galilee, Gamla's last stand, and the reconstruction at Umm el Kanatir.

Dec 2013 · 3 minute read
Roman Baths at Hamat Gader View over the Sea of Galilee from the Peace Vista (Mitzpe HaShalom). View over Gamla Reconstructing the Byzantine synagogue at Um el Kanatir
Waterfall in Nachal Jilabun / Gilabon
North · Golan Heights & Hermon

Campus Golan Day 1: Central Golan Heights

Day 1 of the Golan Heights campus: a hike down Nachal Jilabun, wine tasting at the Golan Heights Winery, the Talmudic Village of Katzrin, and memorials at Mitzpe Gadot and Tel Faher.

Jul 2013 · 4 minute read
Waterfall in Nachal Jilabun / Gilabon Wine tasting at the Golan Heights Winery Byzantine period Synagogue at Ancient Katzrin 'Venus of the Galil' at the Archaeological Museum of the Golan Heights in Katzrin Memorial at Mitzpe Gadot Memorial at Tel Faher (Mitzpe Golani)
Convent of the Sisters of Bethlehem, Beit Jamal
Centre · Jerusalem

Christianity in the Judean Hills

The final of five field trips on Christian sites: Abu Ghosh, Ein Kerem and Beit Jamal. Crusader churches, the birthplace of John the Baptist and a Salesian monastery on the way home.

Jun 2013 · 5 minute read
Olivier - the wonderful Benedictine monk in Abu Ghosh Church of the Visitation, Ein Kerem Mary's Spring, Ein Kerem Church of St John the Baptist, Ein Kerem Spring at St John in the Desert, Even Sapir Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant, Kiriat Yearim Convent of the Sisters of Bethlehem, Beit Jamal Church of St Stephen, Beit Jamal
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