Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Zarzir

Zarzir, also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres west of the city of in the of . In 2023, it had a population of 9,044, consisting of five Bedouin tribes, Mazarib, Grifat, Haib, Jawamis, and Eyadat.
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  • Type: Village with 7,940 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Beit Zarzir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shimron and Simron Nature Reserve.

Ruins
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Tel is an archaeological site and in the . Since 2016 the site is being excavated in cooperation with the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. is situated 2½ km south of Zarzir.

Protected area
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is a protected area, which is situated 3 km south of Zarzir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Lehem HaGelilit and Givat Ela.

Village
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Bethlehem of Galilee or Bethlehem-in-the-Galilee is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon, around 10 kilometres north-west of and 30 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located near and Zarzir, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,830. is situated 2½ km east of Zarzir.

Village
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is a community settlement in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,410. is situated 2½ km south of Zarzir.

Zarzir

Latitude
32.72723° or 32° 43′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.21593° or 35° 12′ 57″ east
Population
7,940
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
8G4QP6G8+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 614298509
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8264669
Wiki­data ID
Q2658228
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Scots—“Zarzir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زرازير”
  • Arabic: “زَرَازِير”
  • Arabic: “زرزير”
  • Czech: “Zarzir”
  • Dutch: “Zarzir”
  • French: “Zarzir”
  • Hebrew: “בית זרזיר”
  • Hebrew: “זרזיר”
  • Hebrew: “עיאדאת”
  • Irish: “Zarzir”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zarzir”
  • Persian: “زرزیر”
  • Polish: “Zarzir”
  • Russian: “Зарзир”
  • Scots: “Zarzir”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zarzir”. Photo: Almog, Public domain.