Karkur
Karkur is a neighborhood in Haifa District, Israel. Karkur is situated nearby to the village Kfar Pines, as well as near Gan HaShomron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karkur School and ’En Esur.
’En Esur
Archaeological site
Photo: Rimon98, CC BY-SA 3.0.
'En Esur, also En Esur or Ein Asawir, is an ancient site located on the northern Sharon Plain, at the entrance of the Wadi Ara pass leading from the Coastal Plain further inland.
Camp 1391
Prison
Camp 1391, also referred to as Unit 1391 or Facility 1391, is an Israel Defense Forces prison camp in northern Israel for "high-risk" prisoners. It is run by Unit 504. Camp 1391 is situated 3 km east of Karkur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Pines and Gan Hashomron.
Kfar Pines
Village
Photo: Amirki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Pines is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 739.
Gan Hashomron
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gan HaShomron is a moshav in central Israel. Located north-east of Hadera, on the road to Afula, Highway 65, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 871.
Mishmarot
Village
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Mishmarot is a kibbutz in north-central Israel near the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur. Located about 50 m above sea level and close to the villages Ein Shemer and Kfar Glickson, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.
Karkur
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Kerkūr”
- Category: locality
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.47604° or 32° 28′ 34″ northLongitude
34.99457° or 34° 59′ 40″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
8G4PFXGV+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 5374595179OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
294581
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Karkur” goes by many names.
- French: “Karkur”
- Hebrew: “כרכור”
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