El Bahja
El Bahja is a shrine in Northern District, Israel. El Bahja is situated nearby to the Bahá’í temple Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, as well as near the village Shomrat.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and Lochamay Hageta’ot.
Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh
Bahá’í temple
The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, known among Baháʼís as the Blessed Shrine, is the burial place of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. It stands at Bahjí, just north of Acre in northern Israel.
Lochamay Hageta’ot
Museum
The Ghetto Fighters' House is a Holocaust museum founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot. It is located in the Western Galilee, Israel, on the Coastal Highway between Acre and Nahariya. Lochamay Hageta’ot is situated 2 km north of El Bahja.
Acre
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shomrat and Bustan HaGalil.
Shomrat
Village
Shomrat is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee on the coastal highway just north of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 727.
Bustan HaGalil
Village
Bustan HaGalil is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,085.
Kibbutz Lohame Hageta’ot
Village
Nahariyya is a small city with a population of 50,000 in the Western Galilee in the north of Israel.
El Bahja
- Type: Shrine
- Category: religion
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.94329° or 32° 56′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.09225° or 35° 5′ 32″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8G4QW3VR+8W
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“El Bahja” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البهجة”
- Arabic: “ضريح بهاء الله”
- Hebrew: “Miqdesh Bah’ai”
- Hebrew: “אל בהג’ה”
- Hebrew: “מקדש בהאי”
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