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Hurshat Tal (Dew Grove / Sajarat El-Asharah)
Hula Valley, near Dan River, Upper Galilee, northern Israel
Israel
Converted (sacred site → national park, 1950s-60s)
Historical / archaeological
- Location
- Hula Valley, near Dan River, Upper Galilee, northern Israel
- Coordinates
- ~33.22°N 35.62°E
- Size
- ~180 acres / 750 dunams (~75 ha)
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (last remnant of Tabor oak forest)
- Status
- Converted (sacred site → national park, 1950s-60s)
- Deity & Religion
- Sacred to Muslims (Wood of the Ten / ten companions of the Prophet)
- Community & Guardians
- Local Muslim tradition; later Israeli state
- Vernacular name
- Hursha (grove) / maqam
- Record type
- Historical / archaeological
Cultural practices & uses
Sacred woodland; now recreation/national park
Plant species
Ancient Tabor oak (Quercus ithaburensis) grove
Biome & fauna
Galilee oak woodland by Dan River
Threats & protection
Converted to recreation resort/national park amid conservation dispute
Source
Lissovsky 2013, Landscape Journal 32:1, 'From Sacred Grove to National Park: Hurshat Tal'