Safsaf

Safsaf was a Palestinian village 9 kilometres northwest of , present-day . Its villagers fled to after the Safsaf massacre in October 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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  • Type: Locality with 910 residents
  • Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “KfarHoshen”, “Sifsufa”, “Sifsufah”, and “Sufsaf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Meron and Dalton Air Strip.

Peak
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, 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 Safsaf.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome, which is situated 2½ km east of Safsaf.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site located in at the foot of . It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. is situated 4 km south of Safsaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Hoshen and Or HaGanuz.

Village
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, 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
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, 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.

Village
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, 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 .

Safsaf

Latitude
33.01239° or 33° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.438° or 35° 26′ 17″ east
Population
910
Elevation
711 metres (2,333 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2C6Q+X5
Geo­Names ID
293464
Wiki­data ID
Q1657002
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Safsaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صفصاف، فلسطين”
  • Arabic: “صفصاف”
  • Hebrew: “Kefar H̱oshen”
  • Hebrew: “Kfar H̱oshen”
  • Hebrew: “כפר חושן”
  • Hebrew: “ספסופה”
  • Hebrew: “צפצאף”
  • Indonesian: “Safsaf”
  • Persian: “صفصاف”
  • Polish: “Safsaf”
  • Spanish: “Safsaf (Palestina)”
  • Spanish: “Safsaf”
  • Urdu: “صفصاف”
  • Vietnamese: “Safsaf”

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