Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Har Barkan

Har Barkan is a peak in , and has an elevation of 486 metres. Har Barkan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 486 metres
  • Description: mountain in Israel
  • Also known as: “Har Barqan” and “Mt. Barqan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beit Alfa Ancient Synagogue and מחצבות חפציבה.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mrbrefast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beth Alpha is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, located at the foot of the northern slopes of the mountains near , in the of .

Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Water park
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park, also known by its Arabic name Sakhne, is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim and , it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heftziba and Beit Alfa.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the boundaries of the and between the cities of and , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 828.

Village
is a kibbutz in the of , founded in 1922 by immigrants from . Located at the base of the Gilboa ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of . As of 2023 its population was 1,413.

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faqqu'a is a village on the northern , known for its cactus fruits, located along the Green Line on the Gilboa ridge. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,490 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,410 in 2017, an exclusively Muslim population.

Har Barkan

Latitude
32.51006° or 32° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.40877° or 35° 24′ 32″ east
Elevation
486 metres (1,594 feet)
Open location code
8G4QGC65+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473174
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
385745
Wiki­data ID
Q12019082
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Barkan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Har Barqan”
  • Czech: “Har Barkan”
  • Dutch: “Har Barkan”
  • Dutch: “Har Barqan”
  • Hebrew: “הר ברקן”
  • Hebrew: “ראס ברקאן”
  • Ladin: “Har Barqan”
  • Swedish: “Har Barqan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cheftziba and Beit Alpha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include מצפור הר ברקן and Gat.

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