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Tzelafon

Tzelafon is a moshav in central . Located to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,112.
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Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,040 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kefar Uriyah Bet”, “Kefar Uriyya ”B””, “Tselafon”, “Tslafon”, “Tzlafon”, and “Ẕelafon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Timnah and Regina Palaestinae.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 3 km southwest of Tzelafon.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 3½ km southeast of Tzelafon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gizo and Harel.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in central , northwest of , under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 212.

Village
Photo: איתן טל, CC BY 3.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located near with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 292.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central . Located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 836.

Tzelafon

Latitude
31.80413° or 31° 48′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.93275° or 34° 55′ 58″ east
Population
1,040
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
8G3PRW3M+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278470340
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293092
Wiki­data ID
Q2778037
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tzelafon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تسلفون”
  • Czech: “Celafon”
  • Czech: “Tzelafon”
  • Czech: “Zelafon”
  • French: “Tzelafon”
  • Hebrew: “Kfar Uriyah Bet”
  • Hebrew: “כפר אוריה ב”
  • Hebrew: “צלפון”
  • Hebrew: “צְלָפוֹן”
  • Irish: “Tzelafon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tzelafon”
  • Polish: “Celafon”
  • Polish: “Zelafon”
  • Turkish: “Tzelafon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tzelafon”. Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.