Tel Afek

Tel Afek
תל אפק
Afek Crusader mill and fortified tower
Tel Afek is located in Israel
Tel Afek
Shown within Israel
Alternative nameApheq,
Recordane (Crusader);
Kerdanah (Mamluk);
Kufrdani, Kurdany, Kh. Khurdaneh (Ottoman);
Kordaneh, Mathanat Kurdani (British Mandate);
LocationIsrael
Coordinates32°50′46″N 35°06′43″E / 32.846072°N 35.111969°E / 32.846072; 35.111969
Grid position160/250 PAL
History
PeriodsMiddle Bronze Age - Crusader period
General view of Ein Afek Crusader's dam and ponds

Tel Afek, (Hebrew: תל אפק), also spelled Aphek and Afeq, is an archaeological site located in the coastal hinterland of the Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of Kiryat Bialik, Israel. It is also known as Tel Kurdani.[1]

  1. ^ Avner Kessler and Uri Kafri (2007). "Application of a cell model for operational management of the Na'aman groundwater basin, Israel". Israel Journal of Earth Sciences. 56: 29–46. doi:10.1560/ijes.56.1.29.