Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Merhavia

Merhavia is a moshav in northern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council and in 2023 had a population of 750. Founded in 1911, it was the first modern Jewish settlement in the .
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Photo: Almog, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 662 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “El Fule”, “El Fūle”, “Fulah”, “Merhabyah”, “Merhaviah”, “Merẖavya”, “Merhavyah”, “Merhavyāh”, and “Moshav Merhavya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ha’Emek Hospital and Givat HaMore.

Hospital
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
HaEmek Medical Center is a regional hospital in the northern city of . Located in the central part of the , the hospital is one in a network of hospitals owned and operated by , and is affiliated with the Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Givat HaMoreh is a hill in northern Israel on the northeast side of the . The highest peak reaches an altitude of 515 metres, while the bottom of the Jezreel Valley is situated at an altitude of 50–100 metres. is situated 3½ km northeast of Merhavia.

Shopping center
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibbuts Merhavya and Sulam.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Merhavia is a kibbutz in northern . Located to the east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,370.

Village
is an Arab village in north-eastern . Known in ancient times as Shunama and Shunem, it is first mentioned in the Amarna Letters in the 14th century BCE.

Photo: קהילות יעקב, Public domain.
is a medium-sized town in the northern . It is the largest city in the and the capital of that region.

Merhavia

Latitude
32.60245° or 32° 36′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.31596° or 35° 18′ 58″ east
Population
662
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
8G4QJ828+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294260
Wiki­data ID
Q1004796
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Uzbek—“Merhavia” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Merchavia”
  • Czech: “Merchavija”
  • Czech: “Merchavja”
  • Dutch: “Merhavia”
  • French: “Merhavia”
  • French: “Moshav Merhavia”
  • German: “Merchavia”
  • German: “Merchawia”
  • German: “Merhavia”
  • Hebrew: “Merẖavya - Qibbuẕ”
  • Hebrew: “מושב מרחביה”
  • Hebrew: “מרחביה - קבוץ”
  • Hebrew: “מרחביה”
  • Irish: “Merhavia”
  • Italian: “Merhavia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Merhavia moshav”
  • Polish: “Merchavja”
  • Polish: “Merchawja”
  • Polish: “Merhavya”
  • Russian: “Мошав Мерхавия”
  • Turkish: “Merhavia-1”
  • Uzbek: “Merhavia (moshav)”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merhavia”. Photo: Almog, Public domain.