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Dan in Tzfat, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)
 

Entrance gate to Dan

 
 
Entrance gate to Dan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 7, 2023
1. Entrance gate to Dan Marker
Inscription. The entrance gate to Dan from the time of the Israelite Kingdom

(Hebrew text not transcribed)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
 
Location. 33° 14.838′ N, 35° 39.173′ E. Marker is in Dan, Northern District, in Tzfat. It can be reached from Israel National Trail. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in The Levant, on the Red Sea, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British Mandate, and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Entrance Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Tel Dan Nature Reserve (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Abraham Gate (about 210 meters away); The Canaanite Gate (about 210 meters away); a different marker also named Tel Dan Nature Reserve (approx. half a kilometer away); What's in the reserve?
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(approx. half a kilometer away); The Temple of Augustus (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); The Court of Pan & the Nymphs (approx. 3.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dan.
 
Entrance gate to Dan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 7, 2023
2. Entrance gate to Dan Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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