Snir

Snir is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 749.
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  • Type: Village with 543 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: Senir

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banias waterfall and Banias.

Waterfall
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.

, also spelled Banyas, is a site in the near a natural spring, once associated with the Greek god Pan. It had been inhabited for 2,000 years, until its Syrian population fled and their homes were destroyed by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dan and She’ar Yashuv.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the north of the , at the foot of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 859.

Village
She'ar Yashuv is a moshav in northern . Located in the in the northeastern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. is situated 3½ km southwest of Snir.

Village
is a kibbutz in the in northern . Located seven kilometres east of and surrounded by three streams of the Dan River, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. is situated 4 km west of Snir.

Snir

Latitude
33.241° or 33° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.6782° or 35° 40′ 42″ east
Population
543
Elevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)
Inception
1967
Open location code
8G5Q6MRH+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331347646
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
443105
Wiki­data ID
Q2777017
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Snir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سنير
  • Catalan: Snir
  • Czech: Snir
  • Dutch: Snir
  • Egyptian Arabic: سنير
  • French: Snir
  • German: Snir
  • Hebrew: שניר
  • Irish: Snir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Snir
  • Polish: Senir
  • Polish: Snir
  • Turkish: Snir

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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 “Snir”. Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.