Caesarea National Park

Israel / Haifa / Qesarya /
 national park, tourist attraction

Caesarea is a city dedicated by Herod the Great to Caesar Augustus more than 2,000 years ago. It is a major tourist attraction in Israel.

Caesarea was originally called Straton's Tower after its founder Straton, a ruler of Sidon in the 4th century BCE.

Originally a Phoenician port, Herod the Great built Caesarea into the grandest city other than Jerusalem in Palestine, with a deep sea harbor (called Sebastos), aqueduct, hippodrome and amphitheater.
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Coordinates:   32°29'59"N   34°53'28"E
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