Things to see and do Arad

Tel Arad is an important archaeological site, with the remains of a Canaanite city and fortresses from the time of the kings of Judah. The Canaanite city is said to have been abandoned around 2600 BC, for reasons that are still unknown. The site remained deserted for around 1,500 years, until the beginning of the Israelite period. It was during this period that several fortresses were erected to defend the kingdom of Judah from incursions from the south. The remains of a Hellenistic fortress (^4th-1st c. BC) have also been discovered here.