Middle East
Israel
Haifa District

Kafr Qara

Kafr Qara is an Arab city in Israel 22 miles southeast of . In 2023 its population was 20,580. Kafr Qara holds the record for doctors relative to population size in the country with around 14.8 doctors per 1,000 citizens, and is also known for recording a high rate of academics and master's degree holders.
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  • Type: City with 19,000 residents
  • Description: Arab Muslim city in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kafr Qara‘”, “Kafr Qari”, and “Kfar Kara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include ’En Esur and Ein Arubot Nature Reserve.

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.

Grassland
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is a grassland.

Monument
Photo: Tom Yeshuah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ’Ara and Regavim.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
'Ara is a village in the in northern Israel, located in the Wadi Ara valley. Since 1985, 'Ara has been part of the local council.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 669.

Village
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is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2023, it had a population of 555.

Kafr Qara

Latitude
32.50299° or 32° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.0505° or 35° 3′ 2″ east
Population
19,000
Elevation
116 metres (381 feet)
Open location code
8G4QG332+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473398
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
294605
Wiki­data ID
Q1721086
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kafr Qara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفر قرع”
  • Catalan: “Kafr Qara”
  • Czech: “Kafar Qara”
  • Czech: “Kafr Kara”
  • Czech: “Kafr Qara”
  • Dutch: “Kafr Qara”
  • Esperanto: “Kafr Kara”
  • French: “Kafr Qara”
  • German: “Kafr-Qara”
  • Hebrew: “Kafr Qari‘”
  • Hebrew: “כפר קרע”
  • Hebrew: “כַּפְר קַרִע”
  • Japanese: “クファル・カラ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kafr Qara”
  • Persian: “کفر قرا”
  • Polish: “Kafr Kara”
  • Polish: “Kafr Qara”
  • Russian: “Кафр-Кара”
  • Scots: “Kafr Qara”
  • Spanish: “Kafr Qara”
  • Turkish: “Kafr Kara”
  • “Kafr Qara”

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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 “Kafr Qara”. Photo: David Shay, CC BY-SA 4.0.