Ruin
Migdal Afek
🇮🇱 Israel · 12th century
Migdal Afek (Hebrew: מגדל אפק), also Migdal Tsedek (Tzedek, Zedek; Hebrew: מגדל צדק), is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin, Israel. The ruins of a fortified manor house built by a sheikh during the 19th century, among which remains of the Crusader castle of Mirabel can be seen, are today known in Hebrew as Migdal Afek or Migdal Tsedek. It is the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Majdal Yaba.
Text adapted from “Migdal Afek” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Migdal Afek ranks #2,663 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 25 mapped in Israel. Founded 1152, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,392 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tel Aviv, 17 km away. It is one of the 109 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Israel compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Migdal Afek?
Migdal Afek stands in Israel, at 32.08083°, 34.95694°.
When was Migdal Afek built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1152. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Migdal Afek?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,663 of 7,738 worldwide, and #13 in Israel. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Migdal Afek?
Qula, about 5 km away.
More castles in Israel
- Ateret Fortress Israel · 12th century
- Castel National Park Israel
- Safed Fortress Israel · 13th century
- Herod's Palace at Jerusalem Israel · 1st century BC
More ruins
- Carmine Castle Italy · 14th century
- Nunney Castle England · 14th century
- Nevytsky Castle Ukraine · 13th century
- Castle Khust Ukraine · 14th century