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Golan Heights
Gamla Photo Gallery
1 Gamla
גמלא
2 Gamla
גמלא
3 Gamla
גמלא
4 Gamla
גמלא
5 Gamla
גמלא
6 Gamla
גמלא
7 Gamla
גמלא
8 Dolmen
דולמן
9 Dolmen
דולמן
10 Dolmen
דולמן
11 Dolmen
דולמן
12 Byzantine church
כנסייה ביזנטית
13 Byzantine church
כנסייה ביזנטית
14 Byzantine church
כנסייה ביזנטית
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.<br><br>The name Gamla comes from the word gamal, meaning \'camel\', as it is situated on a hill shaped like a camel\'s hump.<br><br>Gamla was an important city at the end of the Second Temple period.<br>In 66 CE the residents of Gamla joined the Jewish Revolt against the Romans.<br> Under the direction of Josephus (c. 37-100 CE), Joseph Ben-Matityahu, the Jewish military leader, they efficiently constructed a wall.<br>In 68 CE, King Agrippa II\'s (27-100 CE), army came to Gamla and besieged the city for seven months, with no success.<br> According to Josephus (War 4:1-83), Titus Flavius Vespasianus (9-79 CE) arrived at Gamla at the head of three Roman legions, and began the siege of Gamla on 12 October 67 CE. A month later, the Romans breached the wall and entered Gamla.<br> However, when the Jews of Gamla saw that they had no chance whatsoever of victory, they chose to commit suicide by jumping off the precipice rather than fall into captivity. <br>'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.<br><br>Byzantine Church'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.<br><br>Byzantine Church'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.<br><br>Byzantine Church'))
 at Gamla junction and then take Route 869 to Daliyot junction, turning left (north) on route 808 for about 2 kilometers. A signposted dirt road leads to the reserve.<br><br>Byzantine Church'))
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