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Faces of Beisan

Also known as Baysan

1 person on Faces of Palestine was born in Beisan and its towns and villages.

A town in the Jordan Valley below the Gilboa hills, built beside the ruins of the ancient city of Scythopolis.

Its Palestinian residents were forced out in 1948.

Known for

  • The ruins of Scythopolis
  • Farmland watered by the Jordan and its springs
Baysan, 1898–1914
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Baysan, 1898–1914Photo: Matson Photo Service · Public domain
Beisan

Towns and villages of Beisan

Born in Beisan and around it

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