Mount Gerizim National Park in Shomron is the Holy Mountain for the Samaritan Israelites Tour Israel | YouTube

Mount Gerizim National Park in Shomron is the Holy Mountain for the Samaritan Israelites Tour Israel | YouTube

Mount Gerizim is located south of Shechem and the Roman city of Neapolis. It rises to an elevation of 886 m. above sea level. Two important roads led to the mountain in ancient times: one from the north, from the vicinity of Shechem; the second from the south. Mount Gerizim is covers over 400 dunams, and contains the remains of a Hellenistic city and of a Byzantine church and its enclosure. The archaeological excavations at the site began in 1982, directed by Yitzhak Magen, archaeological staff officer for Judaea and Samaria, and continued without interruption through 2000.…