National parks in Israel

In Israel there are numerous protected areas in which there are 63 (as of 2008) developed for tourism facilities, which are managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA, German about "Israeli Authority for Nature and Parks") as national parks and nature reserves and be entertained. Israeli national parks or nature reserves are often a combination of protected landscape areas and archaeological or other nationally significant sites. According to the IUCN standards , the areas are categorized differently.

Since the parks and reserves are centrally and uniformly managed by INPA, they count as Israeli parks and reserves, regardless of whether they are in the Israeli core area or in the disputed areas of the Golan Heights or West Bank .

National parks

Surname	founding	Size [ha]	comment	map	view
Achziw National Park	1968	450 dunam
Alexander Stream National Park (Nahal Alexander)	1982
Ashkelon National Park		3,000 dunams
Awdat National Park			UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 ( Frankincense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev )
Bar'am National Park
Bet Alfa Synagogue National Park
Bet Guwrin National Park	1989	500	UNESCO World Heritage since 2014
Bet She'an National Park
Bet She'arim National Park			UNESCO World Heritage since 2015
Caesarea National Park
Castel National Park
Chorazin		100 dunam
Jerusalem Walls and City of David National Park	1974
Kochaw HaJarden National Park
National Park at the grave of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion	1972		in Midreschet Ben Gurion at Sde Boker
En Awdat National Park	1972	4,800 dunams
En Gedi National Park	1972	2,500
En Hemed National Park	1969
Eshkol National Park (HaBzor Eshkol National Park)	1966	3000 dunam
Mount Garizim National Park		400 dunam
Gan HaSchloscha National Park
Hamat Tiberias National Park
Harod Spring National Park			see Ma'ayan Harod
Herodion National Park
Hermon National Park
Kursi National Park
Churschat Valley National Park
Ma'ayan Harod National Park	1966	1136 dunam
Mamshit National Park		1420 dunam	UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 ( Frankincense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev )
Massada National Park	1966	340	UNESCO World Heritage since 2001
Mount Carmel National Park		124,000 dunams
Burg Nimrod National Park
Qumran National Park
Ramon National Park
Sharon National Park
Schivta National Park			UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 ( Frankincense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev )
Schomron National Park
Tel Arad National Park
Tell Beer Sheva	1986	180 dunam	UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 (Biblical settlement mounds)
Tel Chazor National Park			UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 (Biblical settlement mounds)
Tel Megiddo National Park			UNESCO World Heritage since 2005 (Biblical settlement mounds)
Jarkon Afek National Park	1978
Jehiam Castle National Park	1967	50 dunams
Zippori National Park

Nature reserves

Surname	founding	Size [ha]	comment	map	view
Hermon Stream ( Banyas )
Tel Dan	1969
Senir Stream ( Hasbani )	1974
Iyon Stream (Nahal Ayun)	1968
Chula plain	1964	320
Amud Stream (Nahal Amud)	1972
Bethia - Bethsaida
Jehudia nature reserve
Gamla
En Afeq
Chai Bar Carmel		600
Nahal Me'arot	(1971) 1994
Dor Habonim	1980
Taninim Stream
En Perat
Soreq cave
Enot Tsukim
En Gedi
Chai Bar Jotvata	1968	1200
Eilat Coral Beach	1964		Two nearby marine protected areas: Eilat Southern Sea since 2002, Coral Sea since 2009

literature

• Azaria Alon (Ed.): Carta's Map of Israel: Nature Reserves and National Parks . Carta, The Israel Map & Publishing Company, 2007, ISBN 978-965-220-705-0 .
• Nature Reserves in Israel . Nature Reserve Authority.
• Michal Strutin: Discovering Natural Israel . Jonathan David Co. Inc., 2001, ISBN 0-8246-0413-X .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Israeli National and Natural Parks  Guide

• www.parks.org.il - official website of the Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority (INPA)
• Israeli national parks and nature reserves