Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Poria Illit

Poria Illit or Poriya Illit is a community settlement in northern . Located near the southwestern shore of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,398.
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  • Type: Village with 1,160 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Poriah”, “Poriya”, “Poriyah”, and “Poriyya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ein Poria and Hammat Tiberias.

Spring
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is a spring.

Protected area
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Hammath Tiberias or is an ancient archaeological site and Israeli national park, located at the southern end of along the road to , on the western shore of the . is situated 4 km north of Poria Illit.

Museum
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or Kinneret Courtyard was an experimental training farm established in 1908 in Ottoman Palestine by the Palestine Bureau of the Zionist Organization led by Arthur Ruppin, at the same time as, and next to , a moshava-type village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poria – Kfar Avoda and Poria – Neve Oved.

Village
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or Poriya – Kfar Avoda, is a community settlement in northern . Located on the Poriya Ridge to the south-west of the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
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or Poriya – Neve Oved is a community settlement in northern . Located on the Poriya Ridge to the south-west of the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.

Village
Kinneret, also known as to distinguish it from the neighbouring settlement of , is a moshava on the southwestern shore of the in .

Poria Illit

Latitude
32.73223° or 32° 43′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.54572° or 35° 32′ 45″ east
Population
1,160
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
8G4QPGJW+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477215
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293905
Wiki­data ID
Q2916666
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Poria Illit” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Poria Illit”
  • Czech: “Porija Ilit”
  • Czech: “Porija Illit”
  • Dutch: “Poria Illit”
  • French: “Poriya”
  • German: “Poria Illit”
  • Hebrew: “Poriyya ‘Illit”
  • Hebrew: “פוריה עילית”
  • Hebrew: “פוריה עלית”
  • Hebrew: “פּוֹרִיָּה עִלִּית”
  • Hebrew: “פורייה עילית”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Poria Illit”
  • Polish: “Poriah Illit”
  • Polish: “Porijja Illit”
  • Russian: “Пория Илит”
  • Turkish: “Poria Illit”

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