Isfiya

Isfiya, also known as Usfiya, is a Druze-majority village in northern , governed by a local council. It also includes Christians, Muslims and a few Jewish households.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Village with 12,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 506 metres (1,660 feet)
  • Description: Arab-Druze village in northern Israel
  • Also known as
    “‘Isfiyah”
    “‘Isifyah”
    “Asafiyah”
    “Hoseifa”
    “Hosfeya”
    “Hosfeyah”
    “Huseifa”
    “H̱usifa”
    “Husifyah”
    “Isfiyeh”
    “Isifiya”
    “Issfiya”
    “Issfiyah”
    “Osafiye”
    “Usfiya”
    “Usifiyeh”
    “Ussefiy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carmel Range and Isfiya military cemetery.

Photo: Chadner, Public domain.
The , often referred to simply as "Mount…

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prison
Photo: Ori, Public domain.
is a prison, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Isfiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daliyat al Karmel and Yagur.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a Druze town located… is situated 3 km southwest of Isfiya.

Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern Israel. is situated 3 km north of Isfiya.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Isfiya.

Isfiya

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Latitude
32.7152° or 32° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.0671° or 35° 4′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G4QP388+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278476926
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294642
Wiki­data ID
Q2890836

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Isfiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عسف الرياح” (historical)
  • Arabic: “عسفيا”
  • Arabic: “عسفيا‎”
  • Catalan: “Isfiya”
  • Chinese: “伊斯菲亞”
  • Czech: “Isfija”
  • Czech: “Isifya”
  • Czech: “Ussefiya”
  • Dutch: “Isfiya”
  • Esperanto: “Isfija”
  • Finnish: “Isfiya”
  • French: “Isfiya”
  • Hebrew: “H̱osefa”
  • Hebrew: “חוסיפה”
  • Hebrew: “עוספיא”
  • Hebrew: “עוספיה”
  • Hebrew: “עוספייה”
  • Hebrew: “עספיא”
  • Hebrew: “עספיה”
  • Hebrew: “עספייה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isfiya”
  • Persian: “عسفیا”
  • Romanian: “Isfiya”
  • Russian: “Исфия”
  • Scots: “Isfiya”
  • Swedish: “Isfiya”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Isfiya Community center and קניון אמין כאיוף.

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