Iyye Mearoth

Other Name: ‘Iyei Me‘arot

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Unexcavated

Selected Surveyors: Victor Guérin (1870?), Conder and Kitchener (1878), Zvi Ilan (1980?)

Main Finds: In the 19th century the surveyors saw remains of a public building with columns, Ilan found a few architectural fragments.

Site Condition: Nothing to see at the site today

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Upper Galilee

הבוסתן 2, Hatsor Haglilit, Israel

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Smithline, H. "‘Iyei Me‘arot: Final Report" Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 118, 2006.
Ilan, Z. Ancient Synagogues in Israel. Tel Aviv, 1991: 50, (Hebrew).

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 22 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/iyye-mearoth/

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Plans

Links:

Links

Iyye Mearoth - Israel Archaeological Survey