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Banias Nature Reserve–A Water Powered Flour Mill

After walking up to the Temple of Pan at Banias Nature Reserve we hiked down to the Water Powered Flour Mill.   Banias Nature Preserve #IsramIsraelThe walk was gorgeous.  We had fun looking at the various plants and trees.  It was especially fun to notice the fig trees, just seemed right! 

LaughWithUsBlog at Banias Nature Preserve IsraelWe were there!  Had to get a photo by the waterfall.

Military at Banias Nature Preserve IsraelWe learned a lot about Israel’s military on our tour.  We saw groups of military various times throughout our trip.  Here we were told that learning about Israel’s history is part of their training.  This in one of their down days that they enjoy. 

Matroof water mill at BaniasThe water powered flour mill served the people of Israel until about 1986.  It is the only known mill of it’s type that can still be operated. It is estimated to be a few hundred years old.

The following four photos are courtesy of Steve Hermann our trip photographer, who got some great shots of the inside of the mill.  11229768_874750802585058_2361129743651193726_nThis is an old olive oil press, which used the water system for pressing the olives and for a secondary extraction of the olive oil. The process for this is “Matroof” in Arabic that is why it is called a Matroof Mill. 

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1508071_874750842585054_1056612513736073426_nI think it is so interesting to learn about how things were done hundreds of years ago without our modern technology. 

Next we saw ruins of the palace of Agrippa II!

Esther

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