Sha’ar HaGolan

Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot of the in the Jordan Valley area of north-eastern . Located less than 1 km from the border with , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.
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  • Type: Village with 543 residents
  • Description: Place in Northern, Israel
  • Also known as: “Sha`ar HaGolan” and “Shaar HaGolan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samakh and Zemah railway station.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine. It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I. is situated 2½ km northwest of Sha’ar HaGolan.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Sha’ar HaGolan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masada and Ma’agan.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
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Ma'agan is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the southern shore of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 894.

Village
is an Israeli kibbutz affiliated with the Kibbutz Movement located in the Jordan Valley three kilometers from the . It is within the jurisdiction of the Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,140. is situated 2½ km west of Sha’ar HaGolan.

Sha’ar HaGolan

Latitude
32.68581° or 32° 41′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.60429° or 35° 36′ 15″ east
Population
543
Elevation
-191 metres (-627 feet)
Open location code
8G4QMJP3+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293581
Wiki­data ID
Q731831
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Sha’ar HaGolan” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ša’ar ha-Golan”
  • French: “Shaar-Hagolan”
  • German: “Sha’ar HaGolan”
  • Hebrew: “Sha‘ar HaGolan”
  • Hebrew: “שער הגולן”
  • Italian: “Sha’ar HaGolan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sha’ar HaGolan”
  • Persian: “شعر هگولان”
  • Polish: “Sza’ar ha-Golan”
  • Polish: “Sza’ar HaGolan”
  • Russian: “Шаар-ха-Голан”
  • Turkish: “Şa’ar HaGolan”
  • Ukrainian: “Шаар га-Ґолан”

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Highlights include Swimming pool and Pre Historic Museum.

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