Argan BaGalil is an argan oil visitor center in an argan grove in Hosen. If you are planning a visit, please check the current visiting options in advance. This gives Hosen a specific point of interest for your trip, in addition to the question of where to stay.
Hosen as a destination for your stay
Hosen is considered a tourist destination with guest rooms, horse farms, and restaurants. Alongside these, the visitor center offers a specialized focus on argan oil; the other features of the town form its broader tourism profile. This gives you a clear basis for choosing the area: Hosen may appeal both for its specific argan oil theme and for its tourism profile. This allows you to consider the distinctive visitor attraction and the various facets of the town separately before deciding what you would like to focus on during your stay.
Archaeological perspectives in the wider destination of the Northern District
In the wider destination of the Northern District, Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo offer an archaeological perspective with biblical connections. Both are biblical tells with significant remains of cities connected to the Bible; Tel Megiddo is also closely associated with events from the Bible. These regional attractions complement Hosen’s local focus, which is concretely anchored by Argan BaGalil and the argan grove.
Tel Hazor: Upper City, gate, and water engineering
A visit to Tel Hazor focuses on the Upper City. Its archaeological features include Solomon’s Gate, with six chambers and two towers, dating from the 10th century BCE. A comparison with the Canaanite palace takes visitors further back in time: the kings of Hazor used it in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE. The Late Bronze Age palace is considered the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most important in the Levant. The gate and palace thus represent different historical periods and can be viewed as separate chapters when exploring the Upper City.
The water supply offers another way to explore Tel Hazor. In the water system, steps three meters wide are carved into the walls of the vertical shaft. The remains of the underground water collection system represent sophisticated engineering, adapted to the geography, for storing water. Tel Hazor’s fortifications are also considered the finest example of their kind in the area from southern Turkey to the northern Negev. Here, different archaeological themes come together: water engineering, fortifications, and palace architecture.
Tel Hazor National Park can be reached from the north and south via Route 90 toward Ayelet Hashahar. Check your navigation before setting out.
Tel Megiddo: city plan and temple complex
Tel Megiddo adds its own archaeological highlights to the regional perspective. The orthogonal Iron Age city plan has few parallels in the Levant. The temple complex from the Early Bronze Age represents a different period: it is exceptional in terms of the number of its temples, the continuity of cultic activity, and its documented ritual activities. The contrast between the Iron Age city layout and the earlier temple complex offers a clear way to understand the site’s different themes: on the one hand, the layout of a city; on the other, places of worship and ritual practices.
Discover more destinations: Kfar Blum, Kiryat Ono, Udim, Lohamei Hageta’ot, Mazkeret Batya, Ein Al-Asad, Keramim, Kfar Bin Nun.
For the wider trip overview: Israel.
