Bitaniya Tachtit

Bitaniya Tachtit is a heritage farm in the Emek HaYarden Regional Council situated near the Jordan River with preserved fields and farm buildings from the early settlement period. The site displays how the first settlers organized their land and what structures they built for daily work.

The Jewish Colonization Association founded Bitaniya Tachtit in 1913 as part of efforts to develop farming communities in Northern Israel. This project was an early example of organized Jewish settlement and agriculture in the region.

The farm shows how people farmed and lived here in the early 1900s, with visible traces of daily agricultural work. Walking through the site reveals how settlers organized their fields and adapted to the local landscape.

Visitors reach the site via Route 90 through the region and can use parking facilities for exploration. Wearing sturdy shoes helps when walking across the rural terrain and older structures.

The site preserves original building structures and field layouts from the founding period, offering rare insight into early Jewish settlement methods. Few visitors realize that the preserved elements show how settlers adapted to the climate and available infrastructure of that era.