Khirbat Din'ila



Khirbat Din‘ila is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee in the north region of Israel. The core of the village was a square compound built in the Roman period and expanded in the Byzantine period. During the middle ages the site was re-inhabited and its ancient buildings and floor levels were renovated. Several surveys were done at the site, when during the survey of 1984, 7 oil presses were discovered. The site is near the Nahal Sarach parking lot, inside the Jewish Child Forest complex. An asphalt road leads to the place from route 899 (the northern road), about 100 meters east of the settlement of Gornot HaGalil.

Archeology
In the years 2000–2001, excavations were conducted as the Israel Antiquities Authority started a new project to preserve and restore some of the finding in the site. The seven oil presses that were found at the site, imply that the settlement's economy was based on oil production. After the excavation was complete, the walls, thresholds and the oil presses themselves, were restored. Alleys were opened and a circular route was prepared for touring the archeological site.

From Khirbat Din‘ila there is a marked walking path in Nahal Sarach that reaches the Sarach Cave and Nahal Betzet. There is a memorial site for the Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council soldiers and civilians who fell in the wars of Israel.