Yiftah

Yiftah is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Naftali Mountains of the , near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 649.
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  • Type: Village with 506 residents
  • Description: Kibbutz in North Israel
  • Also known as: “Yiftach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Metzudat Koach and Jahula.

Historic site
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is a British Mandate police fort built during the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine. On the grounds of the fort are a memorial monument and a museum founded in 2014.

Ruins
was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach.

Protected area
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is a protected area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramot Naftali and Blida.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 496. is situated 3 km south of Yiftah.

Village
is a municipality in in southern . is situated 3½ km west of Yiftah.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located near the Lebanese border and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 499. is situated 5 km southwest of Yiftah.

Yiftah

Latitude
33.12811° or 33° 7′ 41″ north
Longitude
35.55082° or 35° 33′ 3″ east
Population
506
Elevation
436 metres (1,430 feet)
Inception
1948
United Nations Location Code
IL YIF
Open location code
8G5Q4HH2+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 579016864
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293186
Wiki­data ID
Q2777748
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Yiftah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يفتاح”
  • Cebuano: “Yiftaẖ”
  • Czech: “Jiftach”
  • Czech: “Yiftah”
  • French: “Yiftah”
  • Hebrew: “Yiftaẖ”
  • Hebrew: “יפתח”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ יפתח”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yiftah”
  • Polish: “Jiftach”
  • Polish: “Yiftah”
  • Swedish: “Yiftaẖ”
  • Turkish: “Yiftah”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yiftach swimming pool and Yiftach Lookout.

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