Har Kanaan

Har Kanaan is a peak in , and has an elevation of 871 metres. Har Kanaan is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 871 metres
  • Description: mountain in Israel
  • Also known as: “Har Kena`an”, “Jebel Kan‘an”, “Jebel Kan`an”, and “Mount Canaan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biria Fortress and Abuhav Synagogue.

Museum
Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of and the Arab village of . In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a .

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , in the of . The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav, and is located on the eponymous Abuhav Lane.

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birya and Safed.

Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
is an agricultural village in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the region of , and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of in the in northern . It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153.

Har Kanaan

Latitude
32.97981° or 32° 58′ 47″ north
Longitude
35.50694° or 35° 30′ 25″ east
Elevation
871 metres (2,858 feet)
Open location code
8G4QXGH4+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477445
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
294485
Wiki­data ID
Q6167305
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Har Kanaan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل كنعان”
  • Cebuano: “Har Kena‘an”
  • Czech: “Har Kana’an”
  • Czech: “Har Kanaan”
  • Dutch: “Har Kena’an”
  • Hebrew: “Har Kena‘an”
  • Hebrew: “Har Kena’an”
  • Hebrew: “הר כנען”
  • Ladin: “Mount Canaan”
  • Polish: “Har Kena’an”
  • Swedish: “Har Kena‘an”

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Explore places such as Kiryat Sara and Marom Kenaan.

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