’Akbara
'Akbara is an Arab village in the Israeli municipality of Safed, which included in 2010 more than 200 families. It is 2.5 km south of Safed City. The village was rebuilt in 1977, close to the old village destroyed in 1948 during the 1947–1949 Palestine war.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: Arabian village in northern Israel near Safed
- Also known as: “‘Akbara”, “‘Akhbera”, “‘Aqbarah”, “`Akbara”, “Akbara”, “Akhbera”, “Akhberah”, and “Aqbarah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee and Abuhav Synagogue.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee
University
Photo: דגיג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee is an university.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. Abuhav Synagogue is situated 3 km north of ’Akbara.
Zefat Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Louski1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zefat Cemetery is situated 3 km north of ’Akbara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safed and Kfar Shamai.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
Kfar Shamai
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Shamai is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 628. Kfar Shamai is situated 4 km northwest of ’Akbara.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Birya is situated 4 km north of ’Akbara.
’Akbara
- Categories: depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.94081° or 32° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
35.49534° or 35° 29′ 43″ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
8G4QWFRW+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 278477403OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“’Akbara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عكبرة”
- Arabic: “عكبره”
- Czech: “Achbara”
- Czech: “Akbara”
- Dutch: “‘Akbara”
- Dutch: “’Akbara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عكبره”
- Esperanto: “Akbara”
- French: “Akbara”
- German: “Akbara”
- Hebrew: “‘Akbara”
- Hebrew: “עכברא”
- Hebrew: “עכברה”
- Indonesian: “‘Akbara”
- Indonesian: “’Akbara”
- Persian: “عکبره”
- Urdu: “عکبرہ”
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