Snir
Snir is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley near Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 749.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 543 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Senir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banias waterfall and Banias.
Banias
Photo: israeltourism, CC BY 2.0.
Banias, also spelled Banyas, is a site in the Golan Heights 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.
Dan
Village
Photo: Guzsbhtk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the north of the Hula Valley, at the foot of Mount Hermon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 859.
She’ar Yashuv
Village
Photo: דג בלי מלח, CC BY-SA 4.0.
She'ar Yashuv is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee in the northeastern Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. She’ar Yashuv is situated 3½ km southwest of Snir.
Dafna
Village
Photo: LittleGun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dafna is a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located seven kilometres east of Kiryat Shmona and surrounded by three streams of the Dan River, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. Dafna is situated 4 km west of Snir.
Snir
- Categories: human settlement, Nahal settlement, kibbutz, and locality
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.241° or 33° 14′ 28″ northLongitude
35.6782° or 35° 40′ 42″ eastPopulation
543Elevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)Inception
1967Open location code
8G5Q6MRH+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 331347646OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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.