Horns of Hattin

As horns of Hittim or horns of Hattin (Arabic Hattin ) refers to a low hill a few kilometers west of the Sea of ​​Galilee in northern Israel. He received the name west of the Jordan because of its double summit, the remnant of the few recognizable volcanoes.

In the volcanic trough the remains of an ancient synagogue are.

The horns of Hittim are known primarily because of a decisive battle, the Crusader period: After the battle of Hattin, the Crusaders lost in 1187 large parts of their "King of Jerusalem " and Jerusalem itself Only a narrow coastal strip with Acre as the new capital city was recaptured in the Third Crusade.