Jisr az-Zarqa

Jisr az-Zarqa is an Israeli Arab town on 's northern Mediterranean coastal plain. Located just north of within the , it achieved local council status in 1963.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 14,200 residents
  • Description: local council in Israel
  • Also known as: “Gesher Zarka”, “Jisr”, “Jisr az Zarqa”, “Jisr ez Zarqa”, “Jisr Zarqa”, “ג’סר”, and “ג׳סר א זרקא”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tel Tanninim and Kebara Cave.

Archaeological site
, in Arabic Tell al-Milāt, is an ancient…

Cave
is a limestone locality in Wadi… is situated 3 km northeast of Jisr az-Zarqa.

Peak
is a small mound situated on the southern bank of Nahal Taninim in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Hananya and Ma’agan Michael.

Village
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Beit Hanania is a moshav in northern .

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'agan Michael is a kibbutz in northern .

Town
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
is an affluent resort town in north-central… is situated 3 km south of Jisr az-Zarqa.

Jisr az-Zarqa

Latitude
32.53756° or 32° 32′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.91322° or 34° 54′ 48″ east
Population
14,200
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8G4PGWQ7+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473497
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294626
Wiki­data ID
Q764601
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Jisr az-Zarqa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر الزرقاء”
  • Arabic: “جِسْر الزَّرْقَاء”
  • Asturian: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Catalan: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Chuvash: “Джиср-эз-Зарка”
  • Czech: “Džisr az-Zarka”
  • Czech: “Džisr az-Zarká”
  • Dutch: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Dutch: “Jizr az-Zarqa”
  • French: “Jasar A Zarka”
  • German: “Dschisr az-Zarqa”
  • Hebrew: “Jisr ez Zarqā”
  • Hebrew: “ג’סר א זרקא”
  • Hebrew: “ג’סר א-זרקא”
  • Hebrew: “גִ‘סְּר א-זַּרְקָא”
  • Hebrew: “ג׳סר א־זרקא”
  • Italian: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Persian: “جسر الزرقاء (اسرائیل)”
  • Persian: “جسر الزرقاء”
  • Polish: “Dżisr a-Zarka”
  • Polish: “Dżisr az-Zarka”
  • Russian: “Джиср-аз-Зарка”
  • Russian: “Джиср-эз-Зарка”
  • Scots: “Jisr az-Zarqa”
  • Spanish: “Jisr az-Zarqa”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jisr az-Zarqa and Hama’of.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: نادي بايس للمسنين and Pais youth community center.

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