Biriyya
Biriyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 2, 1948, by The Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 968 residents
- Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “‘Ain Bīryā”, “Beria”, “Bīrī”, “Biria”, “Biriya”, “Birīya Bet”, “Biriyah”, “Bīrya”, “Biryah”, and “Biryyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abuhav Synagogue and Biria Fortress.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav.
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.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee
University
Photo: דגיג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee is an university.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birya and Safed.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
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 3 km northeast of Biriyya.
Biriyya
- Categories: human settlement, depopulated Palestinian village, village, and former settlement
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Biriyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيريا”
- Dutch: “Biriyya”
- Hebrew: “ביריה”
- Persian: “بیریا”
- Urdu: “بیریا”
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