Khirbat el Thafūr
Khirbat el Thafūr is a ruin in Haifa District, Israel. Khirbat el Thafūr is situated nearby to the village Barkai, as well as near the town Harish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ’En Esur and Camp 1391.
’En Esur
Archaeological site
Photo: Rimon98, CC BY-SA 3.0.
'En Esur, also En Esur or Ein Asawir, is an ancient site located on the northern Sharon Plain, at the entrance of the Wadi Ara pass leading from the Coastal Plain further inland. ’En Esur is situated 2½ km west of Khirbat el Thafūr.
Camp 1391
Prison
Camp 1391, also referred to as Unit 1391 or Facility 1391, is an Israel Defense Forces prison camp in northern Israel for "high-risk" prisoners. It is run by Unit 504. Camp 1391 is situated 2 km west of Khirbat el Thafūr.
Ein Arubot Nature Reserve
Grassland
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Arubot Nature Reserve is a grassland, which is situated 2 km west of Khirbat el Thafūr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barkai and Harish.
Barkai
Village
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Barkai is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. In 2023, it had a population of 555.
Harish
Town
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harish is a city in the north of Israel. Its jurisdiction is an area of 9,739 dunams. It is currently being expanded into a city projected eventually to have a population of 100,000. In 2023 it had a population of 39,001.
Umm al-Qutuf
Village
Photo: Ayob kabha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umm al-Qutuf is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the triangle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,237.
Khirbat el Thafūr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat el Thafur”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.47497° or 32° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
35.0432° or 35° 2′ 36″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
8G4QF2FV+X7GeoNames ID
8142388
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat el Thafūr” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Khirbat el Thafūr”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל ת’פור”
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