Zarzir
Zarzir, also known as Beit Zarzir, is an Arab local council located 10 kilometres west of the city of Nazareth in the Northern District of Israel. The residents are primarily Bedouin, made up of five Bedouin tribes, Mazarib, Grifat, Haib, Jawamis, and Eyadat.- 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.
Shimron
Ruins
Tel Shimron is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Jezreel Valley. Since 2016 the site is being excavated in cooperation with the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. Shimron is situated 2½ km south of Zarzir.
Simron Nature Reserve
Protected area
Simron Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 3 km south of Zarzir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethlehem of Galilee and Timrat.
Bethlehem of Galilee
Village
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 Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council.
Timrat
Village
Timrat is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee near Nahalal, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,443. Timrat is situated 3 km southeast of Zarzir.
Givat Ela
Village
Zarzir
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.72743° or 32° 43′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.21336° or 35° 12′ 48″ east
Population
7,940
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
8G4QP6G7+X8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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