Har Kanaan
Har Kanaan is a peak in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 871 metres. Har Kanaan is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kiryat Sara, as well as near the village Birya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Biria Fortress
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 Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th-century century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birya and Safed.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
Amuka
Village
Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 160.
Har Kanaan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.97981° or 32° 58′ 47″ northLongitude
35.50694° or 35° 30′ 25″ eastElevation
871 metres (2,858 feet)Open location code
8G4QXGH4+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 278477445OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include חב’ד and Har Birya.
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