Ras Naqoura is an area located on the Lebanese-Palestinian border, which it occupied Israel after Nakba War 1948and created one on it Kibbutzim. The area resulted from geological changes, and includes white limestone caves and some natural reserves.
Ras Naqoura location
Ras Naqoura is located in the far northwest on the border between… Israel And Lebanonnorth of my city Nahariya andAcreIt has views of the city Haifa and Talal Galilee.
The town of Ras Naqoura is characterized by its terrain represented by rocky white limestone cliffs reaching a height of 300 metres. Mediterranean SeaThere are 3 islands to its south.
Ras Naqoura is known for its importance to Israel, as the official armistice was signed there between the occupation and the Lebanese in 1949, which ended the Arab-Israeli war that broke out in 1948.
The area is considered a natural reserve, which reflects its geological, environmental and tourist importance.
History of Ras Naqoura
In the past, the northern area of Ras Naqoura was known as “Tyre’s Staircase,” and it was considered the entry and exit gate Palestine Since ancient times, including Alexander the Great to Palestine in 333 BC.
In a while Ottoman Caliphate A railway extended from Haifa to Beirut It crossed Ras Naqoura, and was part of the main line connecting Qantara to Egypt Haifa and Tripoli.
The area witnessed several attacks from British forces during World War I andWorld War IIas well as Israeli forces in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In a while British Mandate The British established a railway linking Egypt to Europe via Palestine andLebanon andSyria andTürkiyeThe Ras Naqoura area was part of this road within the Haifa-Beirut-Tripoli line.
After the withdrawal of British forces, in 1948 Israel seized Ras Naqoura, and then launched an organization Palmach Railway tunnels to prevent the advance of the Lebanese Army during the Nakba War.
Kibbutz Ras Naqoura
It is located on the Mediterranean coast near the Lebanese border. It was founded by an organization Haganah 1949.
A number of members of the Zionist movements and Jewish immigrants who arrived from Europe after World War II joined it, and it is one of the first kibbutzim established after the declaration of the establishment of Israel.
The most prominent landmarks of Ras Naqoura
- Natural reserves
The Ras Naqoura area includes several natural reserves, including:
- Ras Naqoura Islands: Its area is about 311 dunums (a dunum is equivalent to a thousand square metres), and it was officially declared a reserve in 1965.
- Ras Naqoura ReserveIts area is 500 dunums, and it was officially declared a reserve in 1969, and 765 dunums were added to it in 1996.
- Ras Naqoura Beach: Its area is 230 dunums, and it was declared a reserve in 2003.
- Ras Naqoura National Park: Its area is 220 dunums.
- Turquoise Caves
The Ras Naqoura Caves were formed as a result of a series of subterranean shocks that caused the limestone in the area to crack, which led to rainwater leaking through those cracks, which resulted in the rock dissolving and gradually widening the gaps over thousands of years, until small tunnels and caves were formed, which is known as By karst phenomenon.
The caves are distinguished by different heights, some of which are located at a depth of 7 meters below sea level, and some are located at a depth of between 3 and 5 meters below sea level.
Excavators found a sedimentary layer above archaeological railway tracks at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level.
Israel built a 200-meter tunnel with the aim of connecting the caves, using the cable car as a means of transportation between them.
These caves are home to bats, while mountain pigeons and swallows live on the slopes.
Lebanese Naqoura
A coastal town belonging to a city district photo Southwestern Lebanon on the border with Palestine, it is the coastal crossing and the only northern gateway to the occupied territories.
It is 103 kilometers away from the capital, Beirut, and the area includes a command center UNIFIL forces.
It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, occupied Palestine (Israel) to the south, the town of Al-Mansouri to the north, and the towns of Alma Al-Shaab and Tayr Harfa to the east.
Its rocky beach was called “Ras Naqoura”, and the Palestinian side of it includes some tourist attractions due to the presence of natural water tunnels.
The town was under Israeli occupation but was liberated in May 2000.
