H̱orbat Raqqit
H̱orbat Raqqit is a ruin in Haifa District, Israel. H̱orbat Raqqit is situated nearby to the hotel Carmel Forest, as well as near the village Beit Oren.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carmel Range and Carmel Forest.
Carmel Range
Photo: Chadner, Public domain.
The Carmel Range, often referred to simply as "Mount Carmel", is a compact region of hills in Israel extending westwards from the Central Hill country to the Mediterranean Sea.
Carmel Forest
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carmel Forest is a hotel, which is situated 1 km southwest of H̱orbat Raqqit.
Carmel Fire Victims Memorial
Memorial
Carmel Fire Victims Memorial is situated 1½ km north of H̱orbat Raqqit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Oren and Nir Etzion.
Beit Oren
Village
Photo: Rameis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Oren is a kibbutz in northern Israel on Mount Carmel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 536.
Nir Etzion
Village
Photo: Elad.lub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nir Etzion is a religious moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Ein Hod and Ein Hawd near Atlit, at the foot of Mount Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 660. Nir Etzion is situated 2½ km southwest of H̱orbat Raqqit.
Yemin Ord
Village
Yemin Orde Youth Village is an acclaimed youth village near Haifa, Israel for at-risk youth, that delivers an all-encompassing school and home within a 24/7 framework; providing each student with the individual, peer and familial environment and support needed to succeed. Yemin Ord is situated 3 km southwest of H̱orbat Raqqit.
H̱orbat Raqqit
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Raqqit”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.71394° or 32° 42′ 50″ northLongitude
35.01531° or 35° 0′ 55″ eastElevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)Open location code
8G4QP278+H4GeoNames ID
293748
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Raqqit” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Rakkit”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Raqqit”
- Hebrew: “חורבת רקית”
- Hebrew: “חרבת רקית”
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