Kafr Sabt
Kafr Sabt was a Palestinian Arab village of nearly 500 situated on a sloping plain in the eastern Lower Galilee located 10.5 kilometers southwest of Tiberias.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Kefar Shuvti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Circassian Center and Khan al-Tujjar.
The Circassian Center
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Circassian Center is a museum, which is situated 2½ km south of Kafr Sabt.
Khan al-Tujjar
Archaeological site
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khan al-Tujjar, lit. "Merchant's Caravanserai", also called Suq al-Khan, was a caravanserai in the Lower Galilee, Israel, opposite the entrance to Beit Keshet, now in ruins. Khan al-Tujjar is situated 3½ km southwest of Kafr Sabt.
Lubya
Ruins
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lubya, sometimes referred to as Lubia, Lubieh and Loubieh, was a Palestinian Arab town located ten kilometers west of Tiberias that was captured, ethnically cleansed, and destroyed by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees. Lubya is situated 4 km northwest of Kafr Sabt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Ilan and Kfar Kama.
Sde Ilan
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Sde Ilan is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 744.
Kfar Kama
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Kfar Kama is a Circassian town located in the Lower Galilee of Israel's northern district, located along road 767, that leads from Kfar Tavor to the Kinneret. Kfar Kama is situated 2½ km south of Kafr Sabt.
Sharona
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Sharona is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south-west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 690. Sharona is situated 3 km southeast of Kafr Sabt.
Kafr Sabt
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Kafr Sabt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كفر سبت”
- Catalan: “Kafr Sabt”
- Persian: “کفر سبت”
- Polish: “Kafar Sabat”
- Urdu: “کفر سبت”
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