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Tel Taninim
Tel Tanninim (), in Arabic Tell al-Milāt (lit. 'Mortar Mound'),Stieglitz, Robert R.''Tel Tanninim'' 2000, accessed 17 February 2021 is an ancient Tell (archaeology), tell (archaeological mound) on the shore of the Mediterranean, near the mouth of Nahal Tanninim ('Crocodiles Stream'), in the vicinity of the modern Israeli Arabs, Arab town of Jisr az-Zarka, Israel. Names The Modern Hebrew names of the mount and the river hark back to the Nile crocodiles that used to live in the river and the now drained nearby Kabbara swamps until the beginning of the 20th century – ''tannin'' (singular) and ''tanninim'' meaning crocodile/s in Hebrew. The Greek name of the Hellenistic town was Krokodeilon polis, 'Crocodiles City' (Strabo and Pliny the Elder, Pliny), also spelled CrocodeilopolisStrabo, ''Geography'', Book XVI, Chapter 2, lin27 Accessed 2 June 2020. or Crocodilopolis. Migdal Malhā, the Aramaic name from the Byzantine period, as well as the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Crusader name, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahal Tanninim
Nahal Taninim or Tanninim () or Wadi az-Zarka () is a river in Israel near the Arab citizens of Israel, Arab local council (Israel), town Jisr az-Zarqa, originating near Ramot Menashe and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea south of Ma'agan Michael. It marks the southern limit of the Hof HaCarmel, or Israeli Coastal Plain, Carmel Coastal Plain region. there is a dam on the river channel that is used for a nearby plant. in the rainy season if the water level is high enough, the water is diverted to a reservoir to enrich the groundwater. Etymology The river is named for the Nile crocodiles that inhabited the nearby Kebara swamps until the early 20th century. The last crocodile was hunted in 1912One of the last clean rivers in Israel Jerusalem Post, 30 January 2014 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |