El Bahja
El Bahja is a shrine in Northern District, Israel. El Bahja is situated nearby to the historic building Mansion of Bahjí, as well as near the Bahá’í temple Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and Mansion of Bahjí.
Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh
Bahá’í temple
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The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh is the burial place of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. It is located at Bahjí, just north of Acre in northern Israel.
Mansion of Bahjí
Historic building
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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
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shomrat and Bustan HaGalil.
Shomrat
Village
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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
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
35.09225° or 35° 5′ 32″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8G4QW3VR+8WGeoNames ID
295274
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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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