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Rosh HaAyin springs

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Agriculture, etc. Shepherd scenes. Shepherds 'pooling' their noonday meal. At the copious spring of Ras el Ein LOC matpc.02984
Agriculture, etc. Shepherd scenes. Shepherds 'pooling' their noonday meal. At the copious spring of Ras el Ein LOC matpc.02984

Rosh HaAyin springs, also called the Yarkon springs or the Ra's al-'Ayn springs, are springs located at the foot of Tel Afek, in the Yarkon National Park which was established in the region that surrounds the springs. These springs are one of the water resources of the Yarkon River. Until the 20th century, the water of the Rosh HaAyin springs flew into the Yarkon River, but nowadays most of the water of the Rosh HaAyin springs is used in various irrigation projects and does not reach the Yarkon River.

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Rosh HaAyin springs
Rosh HaAyin, Drom HaSharon Regional Council

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Rosh HaAyin
4851136 Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Center District, Israel
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Agriculture, etc. Shepherd scenes. Shepherds 'pooling' their noonday meal. At the copious spring of Ras el Ein LOC matpc.02984
Agriculture, etc. Shepherd scenes. Shepherds 'pooling' their noonday meal. At the copious spring of Ras el Ein LOC matpc.02984
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Antipatris
Antipatris

Antipatris (Hebrew: אנטיפטריס, Ancient Greek: Αντιπατρίς) was a city built during the first century BC by Herod the Great, who named it in honour of his father, Antipater. The site, now a national park in central Israel, was inhabited from the Chalcolithic Period to the late Roman Period. The remains of Antipatris are known today as Tel Afek (תל אפק‎), although formerly as Kŭlat Râs el 'Ain. It has been identified as either the tower of Aphek mentioned by Josephus, or the biblical Aphek, best known from the story of the Battle of Aphek. During the Crusader Period the site was known as Surdi fontes, "Silent springs". The Ottoman fortress known as Binar Bashi or Ras al-Ayn was built there in the 16th century. Antipatris/Tel Afek lies at the strong perennial springs of the Yarkon River, which throughout history has created an obstacle between the hill country to the east and the Mediterranean to the west, forcing travellers and armies to pass through the narrow pass between the springs and the foothills of Samaria. This gave the location of Antipatris/Tel Afek its strategic importance. Antipatris was situated on the Roman road from Caesarea Maritima to Jerusalem, north of the town of Lydda where the road turned eastwards towards Jerusalem. During the British Mandate, a water pumping station was built there to channel water from the Yarkon to Jerusalem.Today the remains of Antipatris are located roughly between Petah Tikva and the towns of Kafr Qasim and Rosh HaAyin (literally "headspring"), south of Hod HaSharon.