🌲 Gezer

Israel · Asia · National Park · 31.86°N, 34.92°E

Gezer is an archaeological site in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shephelah roughly midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in central Israel. It is now an Israeli national park. In the Hebrew Bible, Gezer is associated with Joshua and Solomon. Gezer rises to an elevation of 229 metres (751 ft) above sea-level, and affords a commanding prospect of the plains to the west, north, and east.

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Quick facts

Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	31.86°N, 34.92°E · view on map

Gezer is a national park in Israel, in Asia. The details of why Gezer is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Israel

Castel National Park · Ramat Gan National Park · Saint Peter Church, Capernaum · Mount Arbel · Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve · Sepphoris · Tel Be'er Sheva · Migdal Afek · Nahal Taninim · Belvoir Fortress.

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