Hurfeish

Hurfeish is a Druze town in the of . In 2024 it had a population of 6,877. Hurfeish has about 6,410 residents.
Wikipedia
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”, “Khurpish”, “ח’ורפיש”, “ח’רפיש”, “חורפייש”, “حرفيش (قرية)”, and “حرفيش (قريه)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 814 Har Zevul and Mount Adir.

Peak
Photo: Amit A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Peak
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the , Israel… is situated 3 km northeast of Hurfeish.

Cave
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pa'ar Cave is a karstic in the , . is situated 4 km northeast of Hurfeish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elkosh and Mattat.

Village
is a moshav in northern . is situated 3 km northwest of Hurfeish.

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in northern . is situated 3 km northeast of Hurfeish.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . is situated 3½ km west of Hurfeish.

Hurfeish

Latitude
33.01737° or 33° 1′ 3″ north
Longitude
35.34696° or 35° 20′ 49″ east
Population
6,410
Elevation
657 metres (2,156 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q288W+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477829
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294666
Wiki­data ID
Q2655024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Hurfeish” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حرفيش”
  • Cebuano: “Ḥurfeish”
  • Chinese: “胡尔费什”
  • Czech: “Churfejš”
  • Dutch: “Hurfeish”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حرفيش”
  • Esperanto: “Ĥurfejŝ”
  • Finnish: “Hurfeish”
  • French: “Hurfeish”
  • Hebrew: “Ḥurfeish”
  • Hebrew: “חורפיש”
  • Hebrew: “חרפיש”
  • Indonesian: “Hurfeish”
  • Irish: “Hurfeish”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurfeish”
  • Polish: “Churfeisz”
  • Russian: “Хурфейш”
  • Spanish: “Horfeis”
  • Swedish: “Ḥurfeish”
  • Turkish: “Hurfeiş”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Upper Galilee and Peki’in HaHadasha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nabi Sabalan’s Tomb and פארק נוף הבנים.

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