Middle East
Israel
Central District

Barfiliya

Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Barfīliyā”, “Barfīlyā”, and “Barfilyah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Modi’in Center and Anava Park.

Railway station
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Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko. is situated 2 km southeast of Barfiliya.

Park
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is situated 2 km southeast of Barfiliya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Modi’in and Mevo Modi’im.

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Modi'in is a relatively new Israeli city located in the Shfela, halfway between and . There are some archaeological sites in the city as well as popular tourist attractions nearby.

Village
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Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 2½ km north of Barfiliya.

Village
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is a moshav partially in Israel and partially in the Latrun salient of the Green Line. Located around a kilometre north of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 3 km east of Barfiliya.

Barfiliya

Latitude
31.91024° or 31° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
34.98809° or 34° 59′ 17″ east
Elevation
225 metres (738 feet)
Open location code
8G3PWX6Q+36
Geo­Names ID
295564
Wiki­data ID
Q2899878
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Barfiliya” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πορφυρεών”
  • Arabic: “برفيلية”
  • Hebrew: “ברפיליה”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת ברפיליה”
  • Indonesian: “Barfiliya”
  • Latin: “Porphylia”
  • Polish: “Barfilija”
  • Spanish: “Barfiliya”
  • Urdu: “برفیلیہ”

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Barfiliya”. Photo: McKaby, Public domain.