Barfiliya
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of Ramla that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by Israeli archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
McKaby, Public domain.- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of 225 metres (738 feet)
- Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as“Barfīlyā”“Barfilyah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Modi’in Center and Hasmonean Heritage Museum.
Modi’in Center
Railway station
Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways… Modi’in Center is situated 2 km southeast of Barfiliya.
Hasmonean Heritage Museum
Museum
Hasmonean Heritage Museum is situated 1½ km east of Barfiliya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Modi’in and Mevo Modi’im.
Mevo Modi’im
Village
Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central Israel. Mevo Modi’im is situated 2½ km north of Barfiliya.
Barfiliya
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Latitude
31.91024° or 31° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
34.98809° or 34° 59′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G3PWX6Q+36
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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”
- Persian: “برفیلیه”
- Polish: “Barfilija”
- Spanish: “Barfiliya”
- Urdu: “برفیلیہ”
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