Kedesh
Kedesh (alternate spellings: Qedesh, Cadesh, Cydessa) was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite settlement in Upper Galilee, mentioned few times in the Hebrew Bible. Its remains are located in Tel Kedesh, 3 km northeast of the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Tel Kedesh | |
Shown within Israel Kedesh (Northeast Israel) | |
| Alternative name | Cydessa |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern District, Israel |
| Region | Upper Galilee |
| Coordinates | 33.111638°N 35.529517°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
| Public access | yes |
As Qadas (also Cadasa; Arabic: قدس), it was a Palestinian village located 17 kilometers northeast of Safad that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. One of seven villages populated by Shia Muslims, called Metawalis, that fell within the boundaries of British Mandate Palestine, Qadas is today known as the tell of the ancient biblical city of Kedesh. The village of Qadas contained many natural springs which served as the village water supply and a Roman temple dating back to the 2nd century AD.