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Haifa District

Barkai

Barkai is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2023, it had a population of 555.
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  • Type: Village with 553 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Barkay”, “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 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 2023 it had a population of 572.

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 2023 it had a population of 906.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Shomron region to the south of Route 65, about 6 km northeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 884.

Barkai

Latitude
32.47488° or 32° 28′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.02868° or 35° 1′ 43″ east
Population
553
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
8G4QF2FH+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84676241
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295558
Wiki­data ID
Q2890277
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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”
  • Polish: “Barkai”
  • Polish: “Barkaj”
  • Spanish: “Barkai”
  • Turkish: “Barkai”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barkai”. Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.