Horns from Hittim
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| height | 326 m | |
| location | Northern District , Israel | |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 48 '0 " N , 35 ° 27' 34" E | |
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As Horns of Hattin or horns of Hattin (Arabic Hattin ) to the west indicates a low hill a few kilometers of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel . It got the name because of its double summit, a remnant of the few recognizable volcanoes west of the Jordan.
The remains of an ancient synagogue lie in the volcanic hollow.
The horns of Hittim are best known for a decisive battle in the time of the Crusaders : After the Battle of Hattin , the Crusaders lost large parts of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187, including Jerusalem itself.
Only a narrow strip of coast with Acre as the new capital could be recaptured in the Third Crusade .
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Individual proof
- ↑ Efraim Orni , Elisha Efrat : Geography of Israel, 3rd edition, Jerusalem 1976, page 75