Maor
Maor is a moshav in north-central Israel. The word Maor means a light or luminary in Hebrew. Located near Baqa al-Gharbiyye, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,636.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,400 residents
- Description: agricultural moshav in Israel
- Also known as: “Khirbet Kusiya” and “Ma’or”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ein Shemer Airfield and Sha’ar Menashe.
Ein Shemer Airfield
Aerodrome
Ein Shemer Airfield is an Israeli Air Force base in northern Israel, located approximately 6 km east of Hadera in the Haifa District, named after the nearby kibbutz Ein Shemer.
Sha’ar Menashe
Hospital
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Sha'ar Menashe is a psychiatric medical centre in northern Israel. Located near Pardes Hanna-Karkur with an area of 740 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. Sha’ar Menashe is situated 3 km north of Maor.
Bir Burin
Historic site
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bir Burin is a historic site, which is situated 3 km east of Maor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Yitzhak and Lehavot Haviva.
Sde Yitzhak
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Yitzhak is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the south-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 719.
Lehavot Haviva
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lehavot Haviva is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 982. Lehavot Haviva is situated 3½ km south of Maor.
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Town
Photo: Tareqhs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of Israel near the Green Line. In 2003, Baqa al-Gharbiyye united with the Jatt local council to form Baqa-Jatt, a unification that was dissolved a few years later. Baqa al-Gharbiyye is situated 3½ km east of Maor.
Maor
- Categories: moshav and locality
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.42392° or 32° 25′ 26″ northLongitude
35.00639° or 35° 0′ 23″ eastPopulation
1,400Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8G4QC2F4+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 278470482OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
294347Wikidata ID
Q2777088
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Maor” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Ma’or”
- Czech: “Maor”
- French: “Maor”
- Hebrew: “מאור”
- Hebrew: “מָאוֹר”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maor”
- Polish: “Maor”
- Russian: “Маор”
- Turkish: “Maor”
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