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Horns of Hattin
View of the Horns of Hattin from the west. Sea of Galilee is in the background.
Highest point
Coordinates32°48′00″N 35°27′34″E / 32.80000°N 35.45944°E / 32.80000; 35.45944
Naming
Etymologyfrom Hebrew חִטִּ֨ים (ḥiṭṭîm) 'wheat'
Native name
  • Arabic: قرون حطين, romanized: Qurûn Hattîn
  • Hebrew: קרני חיטין, romanized: Karnei Hittin
Geography
LocationLower Galilee, Israel
The Horns of Hattin, c. 1925

The Horns of Hattin ( Hebrew: קרני חיטין, romanized: Karnei Hittin Arabic: قرون حطين, romanized: Qurûn Hattîn) is an extinct volcano with twin peaks overlooking the plains of Hattin in the Lower Galilee, Israel. Its most famous as the site of the Battle of Hattin (1187).

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