ancient ruins
Akko (Acre)
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Esh Sheikh Dannūn
Northern District, Israel · Asia
About Esh Sheikh Dannūn
Esh Sheikh Dannūn is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Abū Sinān, 12km from Rosh HaNikra Grottoes.
Esh Sheikh Dannūn is in Northern District, Israel, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Abū Sinān, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Esh Sheikh Dannūn?
Within an hour or so of Esh Sheikh Dannūn: Akko (Acre) (11 km), Rosh HaNikra Grottoes (12 km), Tyre (Sour) (31 km), Mount Arbel (38 km).
Where is Esh Sheikh Dannūn?
Esh Sheikh Dannūn is in Northern District, Israel, about 4 km from Abū Sinān.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,887
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Northern District
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 32.9941, 35.1480
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Worth the detour from Esh Sheikh Dannūn
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Rosh HaNikra Grottoes
Sea-carved tunnels running 200m through white chalk cliffs on the Lebanese border, reached by a cable car advertised as the world's steepest at a 60-degree gradient. The water inside glows electric blue.
12 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Tyre (Sour)
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
45 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Esh Sheikh Dannūn
- 38 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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