Yafit

Yafit is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba and Gilgal I.

Scenic viewpoint
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Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between and on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. is situated 4 km north of Yafit.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley, , dated to the early Neolithic period. The site is located 8 mi north of ancient . is situated 3½ km south of Yafit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petza’el and Fasayil.

Village
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Petza'el is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the . Located in the center of the Jordan Valley, 34.5 kilometers from the Green line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 3½ km southwest of Yafit.

Village
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or Fasa'il, ancient Phasaelis, is a Palestinian village in the northeastern , a part of the , located 14 kilometres northwest of and about 40 kilometres southeast of . is situated 5 km southwest of Yafit.

Village
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, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the . Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 6 km north of Yafit.

Yafit

Latitude
32.06232° or 32° 3′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.4743° or 35° 28′ 28″ east
Population
200
Elevation
-230 metres (-755 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q3F6F+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432344462
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
281316
Wiki­data ID
Q2888924
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Yafit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يافيت”
  • Czech: “Jafit”
  • Czech: “Yafit”
  • French: “Yafit”
  • Hebrew: “יפית”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yafit”
  • Persian: “یافیت”
  • Polish: “Jafit”
  • Russian: “Яфит”
  • Turkish: “Yafit”

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