Me`arat Sifsufa

Me`arat Sifsufa is a cave in , . Me`arat Sifsufa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Meron and Bar’am National Park.

Peak
, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the region of . It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. is situated 3 km southwest of Me`arat Sifsufa.

Protected area
Bar'am National Park is a in , between kibbutz and moshav , near the Lebanese border. On the grounds of the park is a two ancient Jewish from the Talmudic period, and the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of , after which the park is named. is situated 3½ km northwest of Me`arat Sifsufa.

Ruins
The Kfar Bar'am Synagogue, also known as the Kafar Berem Synagogue, is the archaeological ruins of two former ancient Jewish synagogues, located at the site of , a former Palestinian Christian village, in what is today the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Me`arat Sifsufa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Hoshen and Jish.

Village
, also known as Safsufa, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located around four kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 914.

Village
, also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab, or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in , located on the northeastern slopes of , 13 kilometres north of , in 's .

Village
, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern . Located in the eastern , about six kilometers northwest of the town of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

Me`arat Sifsufa

Latitude
33.0166° or 33° 0′ 60″ north
Longitude
35.43335° or 35° 26′ 0″ east
Elevation
746 metres (2,448 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2C8M+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Me`arat Sifsufa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف سفسوفا”
  • Hebrew: “Me‘arat Sifsufa”
  • Hebrew: “Me’arat Sifsufa”
  • Hebrew: “מערת ספסופה”

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