Gamla nature reserve

Gamla nature reserve is a nature reserve and archaeological site located in the center of the Golan Heights, about 20 km south to the Israeli settlement of Katzrin.

[1] Among the former are the largest nesting colony of griffon vultures in Israel, various other birds of prey, among a variety of wildlife and wild plants.

[1] At the head of the Gamla stream there is a 51-meter high waterfall, the highest in Israel and the Israeli occupied territories,[1] which dries up during summer and autumn.

[2][1] The reserve also contains several other sites, such as a memorial monument and the ruins of a Byzantine-period village.

The memorial is dedicated to the Jewish Golan Heights settlers who were killed during the Israeli wars and as a result of attacks;[1] the remains of the Christian village from the 4th–7th century CE, known by the Arabic name of Deir Qeruh, include a well-preserved monastery centered around a church[1] with a square apse - a feature known from ancient Syria and Jordan, but not present in churches west of the Jordan River.