Antipatros Fort, Yarkon National Park, Tel Afek

Yarkon National Park Part I, Fortress at Tel Afek.

Tel Afek National Park, Israel.
In ancient times, this location was part of the Via Maris (Way of the sea) route, used by the Camel Caravan traders running from ancient Egypt all the way to Persia.
The place was a resting post for travelers because of the shaded area and abundance of water coming from the Yarkon Springs.
# 1100 BCE – The Philistines gathered their armies here before the Battle of Eben Ezer, where some 30 thousand Jews were killed and the Ark of the Covenant was captured.
# 1000 BCE – King David puts an end to the Philistines armies and the Israelites settle in Afeq
# 50 BCE – During the Roman period, King Herod built the city of Antipatris here (named after his father Antipater).
# 66 AD – During the first Jewish revolt against the Romans, the city was badly damaged and an earthquake in 363 AD destroyed it completely.
# 1573 AD – During the Ottoman period, the Turks built the Fortress 'Pinar Basi', meaning 'Fountain Head'.
# 1920-1948 – During the British Mandate of Palestine, a pumping station was built here to supply water to Jerusalem.
Today, the Israeli Town of Rosh-Ha-Ayin (Head of the spring) is nearby.

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Park Afek, Antipatris - פארק אפק, אנטיפטריס

Park Afek, Antipatris - פארק אפק, אנטיפטריס
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Antipatris, known also as Tel Afek.

Tel Afek was built by Herod the Great and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea. Tel Afek had earlier served as a fortress and major strategic points in battles between the Egyptians, Israelites and Philistines in the Bronze and Iron Age, until it fell into ruin prior to Herod's rebuilding. The city was destroyed in 363 CE by an earthquake.

Tel Afek lies east of Petah Tikva and west of Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin, near the source of the Yarkon River.

Ottoman records indicate that a Mamluk fortress may have stood on the site. However, the present Ottoman fortress was built following the publication of a firman in 1573 A.D.

The fortress was built to protect a vulnerable stretch of the Cairo-Damascus highway (the Via Maris), and was provided with 100 horsemen and 30 foot soldiers. The fortress was also supposed to supply soldiers to protect the hajj route.

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Fort Antipatris | The Sources of the Yarqon |

Antipatris, one of two places known as Tel Afek, was a city built by Herod the Great, and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea. It lay between Caesarea Maritima and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. Tel Afek served as a fortress and major strategic points in battles between the Egyptians, Israelites and Philistines in the Bronze Age, until it fell into ruin prior to Herod's rebuilding. The city ruins are located in Tel Afek east of Petah Tikva and west of Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin, near the source of the Yarkon River. GPS: 32.105067,34.929979

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Antipatris, one of two places known as Tel Afek, was a city built by Herod the Great, and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea. It lay between Caesarea Maritima and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. Tel Afek served as a fortress and major strategic points in battles between the Egyptians, Israelites and Philistines in the Bronze Age, until it fell into ruin prior to Herod's rebuilding. The city ruins are located in Tel Afek east of Petah Tikva and west of Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin, near the source of the Yarkon River. GPS: 32.105067,34.929979