Har Sifsof
Har Sifsof is a mountain in Northern District, Israel and has an elevation of 804 metres. Har Sifsof is situated nearby to the locality Safsaf, as well as near the village Kfar Hoshen.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 804 metres
- Description: mountain in Israel
- Also known as: “Har Sifsuf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Meron and Khirbet Shema.
Mount Meron
Peak
Photo: Lior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Meron, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. Khirbet Shema is situated 4 km south of Har Sifsof.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Har Sifsof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Hoshen and Tziv’on.
Kfar Hoshen
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Hoshen, also known as Safsufa, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located around four kilometres north of Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 914.
Tziv’on
Hamlet
Tziv'on is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Safed and the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 450.
Or HaGanuz
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Or HaGanuz, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Upper Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of the town of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Har Sifsof
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Sifsof” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har Sifsof”
- Czech: “Har Sifsof”
- Dutch: “Har Sifsof”
- Hebrew: “הר סיפסוף”
- Hebrew: “הר ספסוף”
- Ladin: “Har Sifsof”
- Swedish: “Har Sifsof”
Localities in the Area
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