Balfouria
Balfouria is a moshav in northern Israel, south of Nazareth. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 628.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tamir bejerano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 528 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Balfouriya”, “Balfouriyya”, “Balfourya”, “Balfouryah”, “Balfuriya”, and “Balfuryah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Afula and Ha’Emek Hospital.
Afula
Railway station
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Afula railway station is a railway station on the Beit She'an – Atlit line, serving Afula, Israel, and the surrounding communities. It opened in 2016.
Ha’Emek Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
HaEmek Medical Center is a regional hospital in the northern Israeli city of Afula. Located in the central part of the Jezreel Valley, the hospital is one in a network of hospitals owned and operated by Clalit Health Services, and is affiliated with the Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine.
Afula Illit Stadium
Pitch
Photo: Little Savage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afula Illit Stadium, is a football stadium in Afula, Israel. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Afula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Gidon and Mizra.
Kfar Gidon
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Kfar Gidon is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 339.
Mizra
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mizra is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located between Afula and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 970. Mizra is situated 2½ km north of Balfouria.
Afula
Photo: קהילות יעקב, Public domain.
Afula is a medium-sized town in the northern Israel. It is the largest city in the Jezreel Valley and the capital of that region.
Balfouria
- Categories: moshav, residential area, and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.63034° or 32° 37′ 49″ northLongitude
35.29596° or 35° 17′ 45″ eastPopulation
528Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
8G4QJ7JW+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 617080987OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Balfouria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلفوريا”
- Bulgarian: “Балфоурийя”
- Cebuano: “Balfouriyya”
- Czech: “Balfouria”
- Czech: “Balfourija”
- Czech: “Balfurya”
- Dutch: “Balfouria”
- French: “Balfouria”
- Hebrew: “בלפוריה”
- Indonesian: “Balfouria”
- Italian: “Balfouria”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balfouria”
- Polish: “Balfouria”
- Polish: “Balfurja”
- Swedish: “Balfouriyya”
- Turkish: “Balfouria”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balfouriyya and Kfar Gideon.
Notable Places Nearby
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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 “Balfouria”. Photo: Tamir bejerano, CC BY-SA 3.0.