Mt. Simhon
Mt. Simhon is a peak in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 765 metres. Mt. Simhon is situated nearby to the village Dalton, as well as near Kaddita.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 765 metres
- Description: mountain in Israel
- Also known as: “Har Simhon” and “Jabal Chamakh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dallata and Biria Fortress.
Dallata
Ruins
Dallata was an Arab village, located on a hilltop 6 kilometers north of Safad. Constructed upon an ancient site, it was known to the Crusaders as Deleha.
Biria Fortress
Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
Yein Zeitim
Military installation
Ein Zeitim was an agricultural settlement about 2 km north of Safed first established in 1891.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalton and Kaddita.
Dalton
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalton is a moshav near Safed in northern Israel under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. It was founded by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya in 1950 under the leadership of Hapoel HaMizrachi.
Kaddita
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kadita is an unrecognised community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 174.
Amuka
Village
Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 160.
Mt. Simhon
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.01046° or 33° 0′ 38″ northLongitude
35.49221° or 35° 29′ 32″ eastElevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)Open location code
8G5Q2F6R+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 278476777OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mt. Simhon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har Simẖon”
- Czech: “Har Shimchon”
- Czech: “Har Shimhon”
- Czech: “Har Šimchon”
- Dutch: “Har Šimchon”
- Dutch: “Har Simẖon”
- Hebrew: “Har Simẖon”
- Hebrew: “הר שמחון”
- Ladin: “Har Šimchon”
- Swedish: “Har Simẖon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dalton and Kaditta.
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