Sheikh Abū el Hījā

Sheikh Abū el Hījā is a tomb in , . Sheikh Abū el Hījā is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Har Shekhanya and Mount Atzmon.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a peak.

Peak
is the modern Israeli name of a mountain in the of , identified by some with the ancient . Its Arabic name is Jebel Didiba or Jebel Didbeh.

School building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Village
Photo: אלמוג, Public domain.
, often simply Kaukab, is an Arab Muslim village and local council in the of , in the . It is located on Road 784, between Shefa-'Amr and , and north of .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in northern . Located in the Galilee on Mount Shekhanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 906.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a community settlement in northern . It is named after a priest family from the Bible. Located in the Galilee between and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 710.

Sheikh Abū el Hījā

Latitude
32.83644° or 32° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.25314° or 35° 15′ 11″ east
Elevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)
Open location code
8G4QR7P3+H7
Geo­Names 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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