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Rosh HaNikra

Rosh HaNikra is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Mediterranean coast near the and the border with , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,372.
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  • Type: Village with 1,360 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Kefar Rosh HaNiqra”, “Kfar Ras en Naqoura”, “KfarRoshHaNiqra”, “Ras an-Naqurah”, “Rosh Haniqra”, “Rosh Haniqrah”, and “Sulam Tsor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rosh Haniqra and Rosh HaNikra Crossing.

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is a dazzlingly white coastal rock cliff formation on the far northern coast of Israel, next to the Lebanese border.

Border checkpoint
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The , also known as Ras Al Naqoura Crossing, is an international border crossing between Naqoura, and Rosh HaNikra, .

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine's Acre Subdistrict. It was situated close to the Lebanese border, 19 kilometers north of the district capital, Acre, and 65 meters above sea level. is situated 3 km east of Rosh HaNikra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Betzet and Liman.

Village
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is a town in the Western Galilee in northern . Located near and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2023 its population was 615. is situated 2½ km southeast of Rosh HaNikra.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the Western Galilee about 5 km north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. is situated 3 km south of Rosh HaNikra.

Town
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is a town in the of . In 2023 it had a population of 8,130. is situated 3½ km east of Rosh HaNikra.

Rosh HaNikra

Latitude
33.08575° or 33° 5′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.11508° or 35° 6′ 54″ east
Population
1,360
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IL RHN
Open location code
8G5Q34P8+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 383405266
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294517
Wiki­data ID
Q2915530
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rosh HaNikra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رأس الناقورة”
  • Arabic: “روش هنكرا”
  • Arabic: “روش هَنِكرا”
  • Arabic: “روش هنيكرا”
  • Arabic: “روش هنيكراه”
  • Belarusian: “Рош Га-Нікра”
  • Cebuano: “Kefar Rosh HaNiqra”
  • Cebuano: “Rosh Hanikra”
  • Czech: “Kefar Rosh HaNiqra”
  • Czech: “Kfar Roš ha-Nikra”
  • Czech: “Kfar Rosh HaNikra”
  • Czech: “Roš ha-Nikra”
  • Dutch: “Kefar Rosh HaNiqra”
  • Dutch: “Rosh HaNikra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “راس الناقوره”
  • Finnish: “Kfar Rosh Hanikra”
  • French: “Rosh HaNikra”
  • French: “Rosh-Hanikra”
  • German: “Rosch haNikra”
  • Hebrew: “Kfar Rosh HaNiqra”
  • Hebrew: “Ro’sh HaNikra”
  • Hebrew: “כפר ראש הנקרה”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ ראש הנקרה”
  • Hebrew: “ראש הנקרה”
  • Italian: “Rosh HaNikra”
  • Korean: “로시하니크라”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rosh HaNikra”
  • Persian: “روشن هانیکرا (کیوتز)”
  • Persian: “روشن هانیکرا”
  • Polish: “Kefar Rosz ha-Nikra”
  • Polish: “Kfar Rosz HaNikra”
  • Polish: “Rosh HaNikra”
  • Russian: “Рош-ха-Никра (кибуц)”
  • Russian: “Рош-ха-Никра”
  • Russian: “Рош-Ханикра”
  • Swedish: “Kefar Rosh HaNiqra”
  • Swedish: “Rosh Hanikra”
  • Turkish: “Roş HaNikra”
  • Ukrainian: “Рош-га-Нікра”
  • Ukrainian: “Рош-ха-Нікра”

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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 “Rosh HaNikra”. Photo: David King, CC BY 2.0.