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Mishmar HaYarden

Mishmar HaYarden is a moshav in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 934.
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  • Type: Village with 719 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Banī Tsafāt”, “Bene Ẕefat”, and “Mishmār Hāyardin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yarda and Tel Hazor.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel.

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, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic Tell Waqqas or Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in the , north of the , in the northern Korazim Plateau. is situated 3½ km northwest of Mishmar HaYarden.

Aerodrome
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Airport, sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to , is an Israeli airport located in , near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park. is situated 4 km southwest of Mishmar HaYarden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gadot and Ayelet HaShahar.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 480.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the Rosh Pina – Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometres south of the city of and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. is situated 3 km northwest of Mishmar HaYarden.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, around three kilometres northeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 854. is situated 3½ km southwest of Mishmar HaYarden.

Mishmar HaYarden

Latitude
33.00472° or 33° 0′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.59993° or 35° 35′ 60″ east
Population
719
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Inception
1949
United Nations Location Code
IL MHY
Open location code
8G5Q2H3X+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 81807627
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294179
Wiki­data ID
Q2889793
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Mishmar HaYarden” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “米斯玛·哈雅登”
  • Chinese: “米斯瑪·哈雅登”
  • Czech: “Mišmar ha-Jarden”
  • French: “Mishmar HaYarden”
  • Hebrew: “משמר הירדן”
  • Japanese: “ミシュマール・ハ＝ヤルデン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mishmar HaYarden”
  • Polish: “Mishmar HaYarden”
  • Polish: “Miszmar ha-Jarden”
  • Polish: “Miszmar haJarden”
  • Russian: “Мишмар-ха-Ярден”
  • Turkish: “Mişmar HaYarden”

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