Har Shifon

Har Shifon is a mountain in , and has an elevation of 937 metres. Har Shifon is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shipon and 981 Yosifon.

Scenic viewpoint
This is a list of mountains in the , territory under Israeli occupation.

Peak
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Har Shifon.

Archaeological site
Kafr Naffakh is an abandoned village in the central , . is situated 3 km west of Har Shifon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortal and Ein Zivan.

Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern , which administers as part of its sovereign territory. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern . It is under the jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 4 km northeast of Har Shifon.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
The is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of and . Israel held about two-thirds of the territory until 2025, when it extended its control.

Har Shifon

Latitude
33.06925° or 33° 4′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.77044° or 35° 46′ 14″ east
Elevation
937 metres (3,074 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q3Q9C+M5
Geo­Names ID
174437
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Satellite Map

Discover Har Shifon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Har Shifon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل ابي خنزير”
  • Hebrew: “הר שיפון”

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