Amuka

Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of in the in northern . It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 125 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “‘Ammūqa”, “`Amuqqa”, “Aammouqa”, and “Amuka, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bat Ya’ar restaurant and Jonathan ben Uzziel tomb.

Restaurant
Photo: Theipu, CC0.

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a synagogue.

Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of and the Arab village of . In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatzor HaGlilit and Birya.

Town
is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the in northern near and . It is named for the nearby biblical site of . In 2024 it had a population of 11,013. is situated 2½ km southeast of Amuka.

Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
is an agricultural village in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. is situated 3 km southwest of Amuka.

Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Rosh Pinna or , is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the of .

Amuka

Latitude
32.99797° or 32° 59′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.52425° or 35° 31′ 27″ east
Population
125
Elevation
705 metres (2,313 feet)
Open location code
8G4QXGXF+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 951558658
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295691
Wiki­data ID
Q2918000
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Yiddish—“Amuka” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Amuka”
  • Czech: “Amuqa”
  • Czech: “Amuqqa”
  • Dutch: “Amuka”
  • French: “Amuka”
  • Hebrew: “’Amuqa”
  • Hebrew: “‘Amuqqa”
  • Hebrew: “עמוקה”
  • Hebrew: “עמקה”
  • Irish: “Amuka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amuka i Israel”
  • Persian: “عموقه (شهرک اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “عموقه”
  • Polish: “Amuka”
  • Polish: “Amukka”
  • Turkish: “Amuka”
  • Yiddish: “עמוקה”

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