Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Ya’ara

Ya'ara is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 866.
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Photo: David King, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 752 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Ya‘arah”, “Ya‘rah”, and “Yaara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Keshet Cave and Mitzpeh Eitan.

Cave
The is a natural arch on a ridge by the northern bank of Betzet Stream, , . The cave is located near Adamit Park in the Betzet Stream Nature Reserve, close to the border with .

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: דורית ריטבו, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cave in Western Galilee, , discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old. is situated 3½ km south of Ya’ara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avdon and Hanita.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 691.

Village
Photo: Zoltan Kluger, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the western Galilee approximately 15 kilometres northeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 815. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ya’ara.

Village
Photo: Pacman, Public domain.
, also known as Metzuba, is a kibbutz in the Western Galilee in northern . Located to the south of the development town of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,193. is situated 2½ km west of Ya’ara.

Ya’ara

Latitude
33.06726° or 33° 4′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.18471° or 35° 11′ 5″ east
Population
752
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q358M+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 692623822
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293264
Wiki­data ID
Q2777942
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Ya’ara” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ja’ara”
  • Czech: “Jaara”
  • Czech: “Ya’ara”
  • Czech: “Yaara”
  • French: “Ya’ara”
  • French: “Yaara”
  • Hebrew: “Ya‘ara”
  • Hebrew: “Ya’rah”
  • Hebrew: “יערה”
  • Hebrew: “מושב יערה”
  • Irish: “Ya’ara”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ya’ara”
  • Polish: “Ja’ara”
  • Polish: “Ya’ara”
  • Turkish: “Ya’ara”

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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 “Ya’ara”. Photo: David King, CC BY 2.0.