Tell Jawa (South)

The Ammonites are known primarily from the biblical text, and little information is found here. Archaeology is beginning to change the situation. Tell Jawa is one of a few excavated sites with extensive Ammonite remains (see also the nearby site of Tell Umayri). The site preserves a gate building, a casemate wall, and several houses, which differ from contemporary Israelite houses. The site is not well known and has not been preserved for visitors. Nevertheless, the remains are in relatively good shape and will give the visitor a good impression of an Ammonite village.

Stop by and explore this little known site.

Audio interpretation available for Nimrod Fortress

We invite you now to take the audio tour of Nimrod Fortress, the largest and best preserved castle anywhere in Israel and the Syro-Palestinian region. Better known in medieval chronicles as Qal‘at as-Subayba, this majestic fortress sits perched on a high ridge in the foothills below Mt. Hermon overlooking the Hula Valley and the road to Damacus. This site will be of special interest to researchers of the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.