Balfouria

Balfouria is a moshav in northern , south of . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 643.
Wikipedia
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.

Railway station
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The railway station is a railway station on the Beit She'an – Atlit line, serving , Israel, and the surrounding communities. It opened in 2016.

Hospital
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
HaEmek Medical Center is a regional hospital in the northern city of . Located in the central part of the , 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.

Pitch
Photo: Little Savage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a football in , . 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.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 355.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,042. is situated 2½ km northwest of Balfouria.

Photo: קהילות יעקב, Public domain.
is a medium-sized town in the northern . It is the largest city in the and the capital of that region.

Balfouria

Latitude
32.63029° or 32° 37′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.29707° or 35° 17′ 49″ east
Population
528
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
8G4QJ7JW+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477358
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295573
Wiki­data ID
Q2479614
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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”

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