Shemurat HaGilboa‘
Shemurat HaGilboa‘ is a nature reserve in Northern District, Israel. Shemurat HaGilboa‘ is situated nearby to the village Heftziba, as well as near Faqqua.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beit Alfa Ancient Synagogue and מחצבות חפציבה.
Beit Alfa Ancient Synagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: Mrbrefast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beth Alpha is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa mountains near Beit She'an, in the Northern District of Israel.
Horbat Gefet
Ruins
Khirbat al-Jawfa' was a Palestinian Arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Horbat Gefet is situated 3½ km southeast of Shemurat HaGilboa‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heftziba and Faqqua.
Heftziba
Village
Heftziba is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the boundaries of the Jezreel and Beit She'an Valleys between the cities of Afula and Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 828.
Faqqua
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faqqu'a is a village on the northern West Bank, known for its cactus fruits, located along the Green Line on the Gilboa ridge. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,490 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,410 in 2017, an exclusively Muslim population. Faqqua is situated 2½ km south of Shemurat HaGilboa‘.
Beit Alfa
Village
Beit Alfa is a kibbutz in the Northern District of Israel, founded in 1922 by immigrants from Poland. Located at the base of the Gilboa ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. As of 2023 its population was 1,413. Beit Alfa is situated 2½ km east of Shemurat HaGilboa‘.
Shemurat HaGilboa‘
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “HaGilboa‘ Reserve”, “Shemurat HaGilboa”, and “Shemurat HaGilboa`”
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.51261° or 32° 30′ 45″ northLongitude
35.40366° or 35° 24′ 13″ eastElevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)Open location code
8G4QGC73+2FGeoNames ID
8341136
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In Other Languages
“Shemurat HaGilboa‘” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Shemurat HaGilboa‘”
- Hebrew: “שמורת הגלבע”
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