Barkai

Barkai is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2024, it had a population of 566.
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  • Type: Village with 553 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Barkay”, “Barq‘ay”, “Barq`ay”, “Barqa‘i”, and “Wadi ‘Ara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camp 1391 and ’En Esur.

Prison
, also referred to as Unit 1391 or Facility 1391, is an Israel Defense Forces prison camp in northern Israel for "high-risk" prisoners. It is run by Unit 504.

Archaeological site
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'En Esur, also En Esur or Ein Asawir, is an ancient site located on the northern Sharon Plain, at the entrance of the Wadi Ara pass leading from the Coastal Plain further inland.

Grassland
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is a grassland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Iron and Ma’anit.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the eastern to the north-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 594.

Village
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Ma'anit is a kibbutz in northern . Located just south of the town of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 951.

Town
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is a city in the north of . Its jurisdiction is an area of 9,739 dunams. It is currently being expanded into a city projected eventually to have a population of 100,000. In 2024 it had a population of 41,574.

Barkai

Latitude
32.47513° or 32° 28′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.03003° or 35° 1′ 48″ east
Population
553
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
8G4QF2GJ+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278471497
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295558
Wiki­data ID
Q2890277
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Barkai” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Barkai”
  • Czech: “Barkaj”
  • Czech: “Barqay”
  • Dutch: “Barkai”
  • French: “Barkai”
  • Hebrew: “ברקאי”
  • Irish: “Barkai”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barkai”
  • Persian: “بارکای”
  • Polish: “Barkai”
  • Polish: “Barkaj”
  • Russian: “Баркай”
  • Spanish: “Barkai”
  • Turkish: “Barkai”

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