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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Northern District, Israel · Asia
Yesud HaMa‘ala is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ayyelet HaShaẖar, 26km from Sea of Galilee.
Yesud HaMa‘ala is a town located in Northern District, Israel. With a population of 1,730, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Yesud HaMa‘ala sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yesud HaMa‘ala to your route.
Yesud HaMa'ala (Hebrew: יְסוּד הַמַּעֲלָה) is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah. In 2024 it had a population of 1,930.
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Yesud HaMa‘ala is located in Northern District, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 33.0588 latitude, 35.6081 longitude.
Yesud HaMa‘ala has a population of approximately 1,730 people, making it a town in Israel.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
52 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the Lebanese mainland by a narrow causeway, guarding the ancient port of Sidon.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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