Tur’an

Tur'an is an Arab local council in the of . It is located at the foot of Mount Tur'an and the Tur'an Valley, near the main road from to , and about 17 kilometres north of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 13,300 residents
  • Description: Arab village in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Har Tir‘an”, “Tir‘an”, “Toor’an”, “Tour’an”, “Tu’ran”, “Tur`an”, and “Turan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Turan and Golani Museum.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Museum
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is situated 3½ km east of Tur’an.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitzpe Netofa and Bu’eine Nujeidat.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a religious community settlement in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Arab village Tur'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 970. is situated 3 km north of Tur’an.

Village
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Bu'eine Nujeidat is an Arab local council in the of . Made up of two villages, Bu'eine and Nujeidat, they merged in 1987 and were recognized as one local council in 1996. is situated 3½ km north of Tur’an.

Village
Photo: Ravit, Public domain.
is a moshav in northern . Also known as Sejera, after the adjacent Arab village al-Shajara, it was the first Jewish settlement in the and played an important role in the Jewish settlement of the Galilee from its early years until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. is situated 4 km southeast of Tur’an.

Tur’an

Latitude
32.77689° or 32° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.37403° or 35° 22′ 27″ east
Population
13,300
Elevation
234 metres (768 feet)
Open location code
8G4QQ9GF+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4911527519
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293296
Wiki­data ID
Q2915766
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Tur’an” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل طرعان”
  • Arabic: “طرعان”
  • Arabic: “طُرعان”
  • Cebuano: “Har Tir‘an”
  • Chinese: “圖爾安”
  • Czech: “Tur’an”
  • Dutch: “Tur’an”
  • French: “Touran”
  • French: “Turan”
  • German: “Tur’an”
  • Hebrew: “Tur‘ān”
  • Hebrew: “הר טורעאן”
  • Hebrew: “הר טורען”
  • Hebrew: “טורעאן”
  • Hebrew: “טורען”
  • Hebrew: “טרעאן”
  • Hebrew: “תורען”
  • Hebrew: “תרען”
  • Hebrew: “תֻּרְעָן”
  • Italian: “Tur’an”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tur’an”
  • Persian: “طرعان”
  • Polish: “Tur’an”
  • Polish: “Turan”
  • Russian: “Туран (Израиль)”
  • Russian: “Туран”
  • Scots: “Tur’an”
  • Swedish: “Har Tir‘an”
  • Venetian: “Tur’an”

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