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Parks, Reserves, and Other Protected Areas in |
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Protected Areas in Israel
The two organizations that once separately managed the nature reserves and the national parks in Israel have recently merged, forming the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority. Rapid urban development, economic progress and increasing transportation needs in Israel, together with the steep growth in population, have amplified the threat posed to the country's natural wonders, landscape, green spaces and historical sites. This situation has made it imperative for the authorities in charge of protecting nature in Israel to combine forces, making a stronger and more efficient entity. The union of the two authorities, legislated in April of 1998, constitutes an effective framework for enforcement and conservation, dedicated to developing, protecting and promoting Israel's natural, historical and recreational sites that have been, and are currently, in the process of formally becoming, national parks and nature reserves.
Source: Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority
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Golan Heights, Sea of Galilee, Galilee
National Parks
- Baram
- Corazim
- Hamat Tiberias
- Hermon (Banias)
- Hurshat Tal
- Kursi
- Nimrod Fortress
- Tel Hazor
- Yehiam Fortress
Nature Reserves
- Gamla
- Hula Valley
- Nahal Ayoun
- Tel Dan
- Yehudiya Forest
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Lower Galilee and the valleys
National Parks
- Ahziv
- Beit Alfa Synagogue (on Kibbutz Hefzibah)
- Beit She'an
- Beit She'arim
- Cochav Hayarden
- Gan Hashlosha (Sahne)
- Harod Spring
- Tel Megiddo
- Zippori
Nature Reserves
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Mt. Carmel, the coast, central Israel
National Parks
- Alexander River
- Ashkelon
- Beit Govrin
- Caesarea
- Castel
- Ein Hemed
- Mount Carmel
- Sharon
- Shomron
- Yarkon
Nature Reserves
- Carmel Hai-Bar (Wildlife Preserve)
- Nahal Me'arot
- Stalactite Cave at the Avshalom Reserve
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Judean Desert and the Dead Sea
National Parks
- Ein Gedi Antiquities
- Herodion
- Massada
- Qumran
- Tel Arad
Nature Reserves
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The Negev
National Parks
- Avdat
- Ein Avdat
- Eshkol
- Mamshit
- National Park at Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's Grave
- Shivta
- Tel Beersheva
Park Complexes
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Eliat and the Arava
Nature Reserves
- Coral Beach
- Yotvata Hai-Bar (Wildlife Preserve)
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