Hatzor HaGlilit
Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Rosh Pinna and Safed. It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor. In 2023 it had a population of 11,062.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 9,270 residents
- Description: town in northern Israel
- Also known as: “H̱atsor HaGelilit”, “HatsorHaGelilit”, “Hatzor”, “Hazon”, “Hazon HaGlilit”, “H̱aẕor”, “H̱aẕor HaGelilit”, “Hazor HaGlilit”, and “H̱aẕor HaGlilit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rosh Pina and Nimrod Lookout.
Rosh Pina
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosh Pina Airport, sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to Mahanayim, is an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park. Rosh Pina is situated 2½ km east of Hatzor HaGlilit.
Nimrod Lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nimrod Lookout is a scenic viewpoint.
Biria Fortress
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 Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum. Biria Fortress is situated 3½ km west of Hatzor HaGlilit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosh Pina and Amuka.
Rosh Pina
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Rosh Pinna or Rosh Pina, is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the Northern District of Israel.
Amuka
Village
Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 160. Amuka is situated 2½ km northwest of Hatzor HaGlilit.
Mahanayim
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Mahanayim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim Plateau, around three kilometres northeast of Rosh Pinna, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 854. Mahanayim is situated 3 km east of Hatzor HaGlilit.
Hatzor HaGlilit
- Categories: local council in Israel and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.97917° or 32° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
35.54333° or 35° 32′ 36″ eastPopulation
9,270Elevation
382 metres (1,253 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
node 278474273OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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: “חצור הגלילית”
- Italian: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
- Japanese: “ハツォル・ハグリリート”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hatzor HaGlilit”
- 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”
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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 “Hatzor HaGlilit”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.