Hurfeish
Hurfeish is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2023 it had a population of 6,712. Hurfeish has about 6,410 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Amit A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 6,410 residents
- Description: Arab-Druze village in northern Israel
- Also known as: “Hoorfish”, “Hourfeich”, “Hurfaysh”, “H̱urfeish”, “Ḥurp̄eiš”, “Hurpish”, “Khoorphish”, “Khourfish”, “Khourphish”, “Khurphish”, and “Khurpish”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 814 Har Zevul and Tel Rosh.
Tel Rosh
Archaeological site
Tel Rosh, also known in Arabic as Khirbet Tell ‘er-Ruwesah is an archaeological site located in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, about 1 km SE of Fassuta, and north of the modern moshav of Elkosh.
Mount Adir
Peak
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Adir is a mountain in the Upper Galilee, Israel, located within the area of the Mount Meron Nature Reserve, near the settlements of Sasa, Mattat, and Hurfeish. Mount Adir is situated 3 km northeast of Hurfeish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elkosh and Mattat.
Elkosh
Village
Elkosh is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 267. Elkosh is situated 2½ km northwest of Hurfeish.
Mattat
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mattat is a small community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Lebanese Border between the cities of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 227. Mattat is situated 3 km northeast of Hurfeish.
Zuriel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tzuriel is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 507. Zuriel is situated 3½ km southwest of Hurfeish.
Hurfeish
- Categories: human settlement, local council in Israel, Arab localities in Israel, residential area, and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.01766° or 33° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
35.34587° or 35° 20′ 45″ eastPopulation
6,410Elevation
657 metres (2,156 feet)Open location code
8G5Q289W+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 613793676OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Hurfeish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حرفيش (قرية)”
- Arabic: “حرفيش (قريه)”
- Arabic: “حرفيش”
- Cebuano: “Ḥurfeish”
- Chinese: “胡尔费什”
- Czech: “Churfejš”
- Czech: “Hurfeish”
- Dutch: “Hurfeish”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حرفيش”
- Esperanto: “Ĥurfejŝ”
- Finnish: “Hurfeish”
- French: “Hurfeish”
- Hebrew: “Ḥurfeish”
- Hebrew: “ח’ורפיש”
- Hebrew: “ח’רפיש”
- Hebrew: “חורפייש”
- Hebrew: “חורפיש”
- Hebrew: “חרפיש”
- Indonesian: “Hurfeish”
- Irish: “Hurfeish”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurfeish”
- Polish: “Churfeisz”
- Polish: “Hurfeish”
- Russian: “Хурфейш”
- Spanish: “Horfeis”
- Swedish: “Ḥurfeish”
- Turkish: “Hurfeiş”
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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 “Hurfeish”. Photo: Amit A., CC BY-SA 3.0.