Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Iksal

Iksal is an Arab local council in northern , about 5 kilometres southeast of . It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of 14,980 primarily Muslim inhabitants.
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  • Type: Village with 14,800 residents
  • Description: Arab village in northern Palestine
  • Also known as: “ikksal,”, “Kessulot”, “Kesulot”, and “Kislot Tavor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Precipice and Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
, also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord and Mount Kedumim is located just outside the southern edge of , 2.0 km southwest of the modern city center.

Stadium
Photo: Little Savage, Public domain.
Green Stadium is a football in , .

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in , in northern . It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation – in which angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus – the other being the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Iksal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nof HaGalil and Nazareth.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of with a population of 45,587. was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of and the . is situated 3 km north of Iksal.

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern . It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a moshav in northern . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,340. is situated 3½ km southwest of Iksal.

Iksal

Latitude
32.68158° or 32° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.32398° or 35° 19′ 26″ east
Population
14,800
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
Open location code
8G4QM8JF+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477273
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294658
Wiki­data ID
Q2915526
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Iksal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إكسال”
  • Arabic: “إكسال‎”
  • Arabic: “اكسال المنطقة شمالية”
  • Arabic: “اكسال”
  • Cebuano: “Iksāl”
  • Czech: “Iksal”
  • Dutch: “Iksal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكسال”
  • French: “Achsal”
  • Hebrew: “Iksāl”
  • Hebrew: “איכסאל”
  • Hebrew: “איכסל”
  • Hebrew: “אכסאל”
  • Hebrew: “אכסל”
  • Hebrew: “אקסאל”
  • Hebrew: “כסלות תבור”
  • Hebrew: “כסלות”
  • Hebrew: “כפר איכסאל”
  • Hebrew: “כפר אכסאל”
  • Irish: “Iksal”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iksal”
  • Persian: “اکسال”
  • Polish: “Iksal”
  • Russian: “Иксал”
  • Spanish: “Iksal”
  • Swedish: “Iksāl”
  • Turkish: “Iksal”

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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 “Iksal”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.