al-Tall (التلّ)

Place

Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP)

Place Name

al-Tall (التلّ)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian village in the Acre subdistrict of the western Galilee, situated on a sandy, slightly elevated mound on the eastern part of the coastal plain and along the highway connecting Tarshiha, Nahariyya, and Acre. A twin of al-Nahr, al-Tall was built over the remains of an ancient settlement dating as far back as the eighteenth century BCE, and agriculture and animal husbandry were principal livelihoods, with olive, pomegranate, and mulberry trees cultivated around the village.