Sheikh Abū el Hījā
Sheikh Abū el Hījā is a tomb in Northern District, Israel. Sheikh Abū el Hījā is situated nearby to the village Kaukab Abu al-Hija, as well as near Koranit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Har Shekhanya and Mount Atzmon.
Mount Atzmon
Peak
Mount Atzmon is the modern Israeli name of a mountain in the Northern District of Israel, identified by some with the ancient Mount Atzmon. Its Arabic name is Jebel Didiba or Jebel Didbeh.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1
School building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1 is a school building, which is situated 2½ km north of Sheikh Abū el Hījā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaukab Abu al-Hija and Koranit.
Kaukab Abu al-Hija
Village
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
Kaukab Abu al-Hija, often simply Kaukab, is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the Northern District of Israel, in the Lower Galilee. It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and Karmiel, and north of Kafr Manda.
Koranit
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koranit is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee on Mount Shekhanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 883.
Shekhanya
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Shekhanya is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible. Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 727.
Sheikh Abū el Hījā
- Type: Tomb
- Also known as: “Sheikh Abu el Hija”
- Category: burial
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.83644° or 32° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
35.25314° or 35° 15′ 11″ eastElevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)Open location code
8G4QR7P3+H7GeoNames ID
8262021
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In Other Languages
“Sheikh Abū el Hījā” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Sheikh Abū el Hījā”
- Hebrew: “Sheikh Abu El-Hīja”
- Hebrew: “שיח’ אבו היג’א”
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