Gitta

Gita is a communal settlement in northern . Located near , and Yirka, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 290.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 291 residents
  • Description: place in Northern Israel
  • Also known as: “Gita” and “Gita, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tefen cave and Horvat Tefen.

Cave
Photo: SAGI.SUL, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archaeological site
or Qal'at et-Tufaniya, alternatively Tefen Fortress, is an archaeological site in the Western Galilee region of northern . Located on a mountain ridge approximately 16 kilometres from the coastal city of , the site contains the remains of a short-lived hilltop fort dating to the early 1st century BCE.

Castle
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Jiddin, also known as the Jiddin Fortress or Khirbet Jiddin is a partly ruined fortress in the western 16 kilometers northeast of the port city of Acre. is situated 4 km northwest of Gitta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapidot and Yanuh-Jat.

Village
Photo: SAGI.SUL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located near and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 149.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yanuh–Jat is an Israeli Druze village and local council in the of , northeast of , consisting of the villages of Yanuh and Jat, which merged in 1990. In 2024 it had a population of 6,890, all members of the Druze community.

Village
Kishorit is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Galilee near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 234. Its members are all disabled adults.

Gitta

Latitude
32.96725° or 32° 58′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.24907° or 35° 14′ 57″ east
Population
291
Elevation
426 metres (1,398 feet)
Open location code
8G4QX68X+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1255386590
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8066327
Wiki­data ID
Q2776838
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Gitta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غيتا”
  • Arabic: “غيتاه (إسرائيل)”
  • Arabic: “غيتاه”
  • Czech: “Gita”
  • Czech: “Gitta”
  • French: “Gita”
  • Hebrew: “גיתה”
  • Hebrew: “גתה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gita i Israel”
  • Polish: “Gita”
  • Polish: “Gitta”
  • Russian: “Гита”
  • Turkish: “Gita”

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