Sheikh Abū Rīshā
Sheikh Abū Rīshā is a tomb in Northern District, Israel. Sheikh Abū Rīshā is situated nearby to the ruins Yarda, as well as near the village Mishmar HaYarden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Hazor and Yarda.
Tel Hazor
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Tel Hazor, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic Tell Waqqas or Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in the Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau. Tel Hazor is situated 3 km west of Sheikh Abū Rīshā.
Yarda
Ruins
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarda was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel. Yarda is situated 1 km southwest of Sheikh Abū Rīshā.
Jacob’s Ford
Ruins
Chastelet was a castle located beside Jacob's Ford, a ford of the upper Jordan River in Israel. The castle was built during the Crusades by the Knights Templar and the forces of the Kingdom of Jerusalem but was destroyed by the army of Saladin in 1179. Jacob’s Ford is situated 3 km southeast of Sheikh Abū Rīshā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mishmar HaYarden and Gadot.
Mishmar HaYarden
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mishmar HaYarden is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 962.
Gadot
Village
Gadot is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 472.
Ayelet HaShahar
Village
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Ayelet HaShahar is a kibbutz in northern Israel acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the Rosh Pina – Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometres south of the city of Kiryat Shmona and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.
Sheikh Abū Rīshā
- Type: Tomb
- Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Abū Rīsh”, “Ash Shaykh Abū Rīshah”, “Sheikh Abu Risha”, and “Sheikh Abū Risha”
- Category: burial
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.01429° or 33° 0′ 51″ northLongitude
35.60009° or 35° 36′ 0″ eastElevation
151 metres (495 feet)Open location code
8G5Q2J72+P2GeoNames ID
172791
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Sheikh Abū Rīshā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ ابو ريش”
- Hebrew: “Sheikh Abū Rīshā”
- Hebrew: “שיח אבו רישה”
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