Hatzor HaGlilit

Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the in northern near and . It is named for the nearby biblical site of . In 2024 it had a population of 11,013.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 9,270 residents
  • Description: town in northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Hatsor HaGlilit”, “Hatzor”, “Hazon”, “Hazon HaGlilit”, “H̱aẕor”, “H̱aẕor HaGelilit”, “Hazor HaGlilit”, and “H̱aẕor HaGlilit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben Ya‘ akov Airport and Nimrod Lookout.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosh Pina Airport, officially Isaac Ben Jacob Rosh Pina Airport, sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to , is an Israeli airport located in , near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park. is situated 2½ km east of Hatzor HaGlilit.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Museum
Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of and the Arab village of . In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a . is situated 3½ km west of Hatzor HaGlilit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosh Pina and Amuka.

Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Rosh Pinna or , is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of in the in northern . It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153. is situated 2½ km northwest of Hatzor HaGlilit.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, around three kilometres northeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 860. is situated 3 km east of Hatzor HaGlilit.

Hatzor HaGlilit

Latitude
32.97917° or 32° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.54333° or 35° 32′ 36″ east
Population
9,270
Elevation
379 metres (1,243 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
IL HAT and IL HZR
Open location code
8G4QXGHV+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474273
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
294809
Wiki­data ID
Q2588837
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Satellite Map

Discover Hatzor HaGlilit from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Hatzor HaGlilit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حتسور هجليليت”
  • Czech: “Chacor ha-Gelilit”
  • Czech: “Chacor ha-Glilit”
  • Czech: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Czech: “Hazor HaGelilit”
  • Dutch: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Finnish: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • French: “Hatzor-Haglilit”
  • German: “Hazor HaGlilit”
  • Hebrew: “H̱atsor HaGlilit”
  • Hebrew: “חצור הגלילית”
  • Italian: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Japanese: “ハツォル・ハグリリート”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Persian: “حاتصور هگلیلیت”
  • Polish: “Chacor ha-Gelilit”
  • Polish: “Chacor HaGlilit”
  • Polish: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Russian: “Хацор Ха Глилит”
  • Russian: “Хацор Ха-Глилит”
  • Russian: “Хацор-ха-Глилит”
  • Spanish: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Turkish: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
  • Ukrainian: “Хацор га-Гліліт”
  • Urdu: “حاصور ہگلیلیلت”
  • Urdu: “ہتزور ہاگلی لٹ”

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