H̱orbat Ashaf
H̱orbat Ashaf is a ruin in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Ashaf is situated nearby to the village Ayelet HaShahar, as well as near Mishmar HaYarden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Hazor and Yarda.
Tel Hazor
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Tel Hazor, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic Tell Waqqas or Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in the Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau. Tel Hazor is situated 1½ km west of H̱orbat Ashaf.
Yarda
Ruins
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarda was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel. Yarda is situated 1½ km southeast of H̱orbat Ashaf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayelet HaShahar and Mishmar HaYarden.
Ayelet HaShahar
Village
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Ayelet HaShahar is a kibbutz in northern Israel acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the Rosh Pina – Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometres south of the city of Kiryat Shmona and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.
Mishmar HaYarden
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mishmar HaYarden is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between Mahanayim and Gadot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 934.
Gadot
Village
Gadot is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 480. Gadot is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Ashaf.
H̱orbat Ashaf
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Ashaf”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.01965° or 33° 1′ 11″ northLongitude
35.58496° or 35° 35′ 6″ eastElevation
176 metres (577 feet)Open location code
8G5Q2H9M+VXGeoNames ID
8135687
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Ashaf” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Ashaf”
- Hebrew: “חרבת אשף”
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