And thanks to the Sea of Galilee: the hot spring that came back after a decade
The Hamat Tiberias National Park has 17 hot springs, but this morning the webmaster discovered that the Roman spring that had fed the ancient bathhouse had returned to the ground after a decade. "The level of the Sea of Galilee is high in meters, which put pressure on the aquifer that caused the spring to sink," he explains. Watch the beautiful pool created
And thanks to the Sea of Galilee: the hot spring that came back after a decade
Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks AuthorityThe hot springs of Hamat Tiberias National Park are not new to the Lower Galilee landscape, as this site sits on the Dead Sea (part of the Syrian-African fault) and along it derives from thermal mineral springs, such as in the southern Golan Heights and even Kedin near the Dead Sea. But a decade after it stopped rising above the ground, a phenomenon that warmed the heart and water was seen this morning.
The fountain of the Roman bathhouse in the Old City of the Old City of Hamat, which is currently in the territory of the city of Tiberias, returned after a decade in the ground, due to the rise of the Sea of Galilee. "It started three days ago with a slow flow and today we checked and saw steam rising and there is a beautiful flow," explained Ziv Levy, manager of Hamat National Park, in a call to Walla !. Levy added that during this period the Sea of Galilee was higher in meters than in the corresponding period last year, which put pressure on the mountain aquifer, which resulted in the sinking of the saline spring on the ground.
"We call this spring the 'Roman Spring' because it originates in the remains of a Roman bathhouse," Ziv explained. "Last year the Sea of Galilee was less than a meter and the flow was minor. Now the Sea of Galilee climbed to more than a meter last year, and as soon as the Sea of Galilee rises it's like a cushion - it presses the aquifer and it causes a spring within the soil to naturally flow."
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To the full articleReturned to the ground due to the Sea of Galilee. Roman spring in Hamat Tiberias (Photo: Ziv Levy, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
Roman spring in Hamat National Park (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority, Nature and Parks Authority)
Stems from the remains of a Roman bathhouse. Arches above the spring (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority)
Roman spring in Hamat National Park (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority, Nature and Parks Authority)
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The spring, which boils at a boiling temperature of 60 degrees, the spring bathed the Roman bathhouse on purpose built on it. The hot water was used by the bathhouse islanders (men only in those days) for immersion and relaxation, much like the hot springs that fed the bathhouse in the city of Gader in the southern Golan. According to Dr. Dror Ben-Yosef, Heritage Commissioner for the Northern District of the Nature and Parks Authority, "The city of Tiberias was founded in the Roman period by Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, in 18 AD and Tiberias served as a healing and tourism area of Greater Tiberias until it merged into the city. During the first century AD ”.
Today in Hamat National Park there are 17 springs arising at a temperature of 60 degrees, but can not be seen on the surface, except for the Roman spring which created a beautiful circular pool. However, the high temperature at which the spring comes is hottest - which means the water is boiling and can cause burns.
"This spring people can't come in because it's very hot, but we have three pools where you can soak in because we draw the water and they cool down at the exit point," says Levy. The cooling of the three ponds (40, 35 and 30 degrees) is natural, and then the water flows to the salty carrier that starts its way south, right in the National Park and spills into the South Jordan.
Beyond the spring that came back, Hamat National Park was recently renewed in a new video in the ancient synagogue (built in 230 AD) that had previously experienced vandalism and was rebuilt, and is now indoors and summer even aired and a new model of the synagogue has also been placed. "In addition," says Ziv, "the entire site has been accessible to people with disabilities and you should also visit the Turkish Hammam Museum."
17 springs arising at a temperature of 60 degrees. The spring that "returns to life" (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority)
Roman spring in Hamat National Park (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority, Nature and Parks Authority)
The Roman spring that created a beautiful circular pool (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority)
Roman spring in Hamat National Park (Photo: Ziv Levy, Nature and Parks Authority, Nature and Parks Authority)