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Tel Shilo

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Shilo is the ancient site where the tabernacle, or mishkan, was kept for 369 years.

Gan Guru is an Australian zoo in Israel.

Belvoir National Park, known as Kochav HaYarden, is located on the hills above the Jordan Valley.

Beit Alpha is a kibbutz in the Beit Shean valley with an ancient synagogue from the 5th century.

Gan HaShlosha National Park is located by the Gilboa Mountains.

This museum tells the history of the settlements in the area in the years leading up to the war of independence.

Beit Shean National Park has one of the largest excavations in Israel. It is unique in that over 18 successive cities have been discovered in the tel. The city of Beit Shean dates bake to the 5th millennium BCE.

The Herodium fortress, built by Herod the Great, is now a national park.