natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Katzrin
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About Katzrin
Katzrin is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Tūbā Zangarīya, 21km from Sea of Galilee.
Katzrin is in Israel, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tūbā Zangarīya, about 10 km away.
Katzrin (Hebrew: קצרין; Arabic: قصرين, romanized: Qaṣrīn), also Qatzrin, is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights, taken from Syria in the Six-Day War. Known as "the capital of the Golan", it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Shams, and the largest Israeli settlement.Read more
It is the seat of Golan Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 8,013.
Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, though the governments of Israel, the United States, and Colombia dispute this. Since 2019, the United States has recognized that the Golan Heights are under the sovereignty of Israel, and since 2026, Colombia has done the same.
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What is there to see near Katzrin?
Within an hour or so of Katzrin: Sea of Galilee (21 km), Mount Arbel (26 km), Tyre (Sour) (55 km), Rosh HaNikra Grottoes (56 km).
Where is Katzrin?
Katzrin is in Israel, about 10 km from Tūbā Zangarīya.
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- Population
- 7,132
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 32.9919, 35.6914
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Worth the detour from Katzrin
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
26 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Tyre (Sour)
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
55 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Rosh HaNikra Grottoes
Sea-carved tunnels running 200m through white chalk cliffs on the Lebanese border, reached by a cable car advertised as the world's steepest at a 60-degree gradient. The water inside glows electric blue.
56 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Akko (Acre)
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Katzrin
- 26 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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