Gan HaShlosha National Park
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Gan HaShlosha National Park , also known by its Arabic name Sahne "), is a national park in Israel
. Located near Beit She'an, it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year. According to Time Magazine, it is one of the world's 20 most beautiful parks.
The spring water that emerges in the western part of the park maintains a constant, year-round temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. Amal Stream, which crosses the park, has been widened into pools.
An old water-powered mill operates at the site and an adjacent madafeh, or Arab hospitality room, has been restored. A model of Tel Amal, one of the Tower and Stockade
settlements set up by Jewish pioneers on the night of December 10, 1936 after the British banned Jewish settlement, is located in the park.
The Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology is located on the grounds of the park. It houses a display of rare Greek tools, artifacts from excavations in the Beit She’an Valley and a exhibit about the Etruscans.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Beit She'an, it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year. According to Time Magazine, it is one of the world's 20 most beautiful parks.
The spring water that emerges in the western part of the park maintains a constant, year-round temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. Amal Stream, which crosses the park, has been widened into pools.
An old water-powered mill operates at the site and an adjacent madafeh, or Arab hospitality room, has been restored. A model of Tel Amal, one of the Tower and Stockade
Tower and stockade
Tower and stockade was a settlement method used by Zionist settlers in the British Mandate of Palestine during the 1936–39 Arab revolt, when the establishment of new Jewish settlements was restricted by the Mandatory authorities...
settlements set up by Jewish pioneers on the night of December 10, 1936 after the British banned Jewish settlement, is located in the park.
The Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology is located on the grounds of the park. It houses a display of rare Greek tools, artifacts from excavations in the Beit She’an Valley and a exhibit about the Etruscans.
External links
- Gan HaShlosha Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority