Iqrit
Iqrit was a Palestinian Christian village, located 25 kilometres northeast of Acre, in the western Galilee. In October 1948, the village's Palestinian Arab inhabitants were expelled by Zionist forces during the 1948 Palestine war, and the territory later became part of the new State of Israel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 490 residents
- Description: village of Mandatory Palestine, depopulated in 1948
- Also known as: “Açref”, “Akrith”, “Ikrit”, and “Iqreet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tzunam and Horbat Dan’yila.
Horbat Dan’yila
Peak
Khirbat Din‘ila is an archaeological site and former village in the Upper Galilee in the north region of Israel. The village was established in the Roman period, with activity at the site in the Byzantine and medieval eras. Horbat Dan’yila is situated 3 km west of Iqrit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shomera and Even Menachem.
Shomera
Village
Shomera is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 412.
Even Menachem
Village
Even Menachem is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Western Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 421.
Zar’it
Village
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zar'it is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 285. Zar’it is situated 3 km northeast of Iqrit.
Iqrit
- Categories: former village, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, and former settlement
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Iqrit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أقرت”
- Arabic: “إقرت (فلسطين)”
- Arabic: “إقرت”
- Arabic: “إقرث”
- Chinese: “伊克利特”
- Czech: “Ikrit”
- Dutch: “Iqrit”
- French: “Ikrit”
- French: “Iqrit, Iqreet, Akrith, Açref”
- German: “Iqrit”
- Hebrew: “איקרית”
- Hebrew: “אקרית”
- Hebrew: “אקרת”
- Polish: “Ikrit”
- Polish: “Iqrit”
- Russian: “Икрит”
- Spanish: “Iqrit”
- Swedish: “Iqrit”
- Urdu: “اقرت”
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