Tel Gat H̱efer
Tel Gat H̱efer is a mound in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 388 metres. Tel Gat H̱efer is situated nearby to the town Mashhad, as well as near the village Reineh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Nabi Saeen Mosque.
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation - where angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus - the other being the Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation. Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is situated 3½ km southwest of Tel Gat H̱efer.
Nabi Saeen Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nabi Saeen Mosque is a mosque located on Nabi Saeen Hill in Nazareth, in northern Israel. The mosque is located at the top of the ridge enclosing the city from the north, approximately 150 metres north of the Salesian Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent, providing a panoramic view of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley to the south, and the Upper Galilee and Haifa outskirts to the north and west. Nabi Saeen Mosque is situated 4 km southwest of Tel Gat H̱efer.
The Ancient Bath House
The Ancient Bath House of Nazareth was discovered in the late 1990s by Elias and Martina Shama during renovations inside their shop near Mary's Well in Nazareth. The Ancient Bath House is situated 4 km southwest of Tel Gat H̱efer.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mashhad and Reineh.
Mashhad
Town
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mashhad is an Arab town located 5 kilometers northeast of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. In 2023 it had a population of 8,695, most of whom were Muslims.
Reineh
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Reineh is an Arab town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee, between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee, it attained local council status in 1968. In 2023 it had a population of 17,513, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.
Kafr Kanna
Town
Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee, part of the Northern District of Israel. It is associated by Christians with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. Kafr Kanna is situated 2½ km east of Tel Gat H̱efer.
Tel Gat H̱efer
- Type: Mound with an elevation of 388 metres
- Also known as: “Tel Gat Hefer”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.7378° or 32° 44′ 16″ northLongitude
35.31759° or 35° 19′ 3″ eastElevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)Open location code
8G4QP8Q9+42GeoNames ID
295075
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In Other Languages
“Tel Gat H̱efer” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Tel Gat H̱efer”
- Hebrew: “תל גת חפר”
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