Amuka
Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bat Ya’ar restaurant and Jonathan ben Uzziel tomb.
Jonathan ben Uzziel tomb
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jonathan ben Uzziel tomb is a synagogue.
Biria Fortress
Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatzor HaGlilit and Birya.
Hatzor HaGlilit
Town
Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Rosh Pinna and Safed. It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor. In 2024 it had a population of 11,013. Hatzor HaGlilit is situated 2½ km southeast of Amuka.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Birya is situated 3 km southwest of Amuka.
Amuka
- Type: Village with 132 residents
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.99826° or 32° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
35.52501° or 35° 31′ 30″ eastPopulation
132Elevation
714 metres (2,343 feet)Open location code
8G4QXGXG+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 92005138OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8629735
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Amuka” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Amuka”
- French: “Amuka”
- Hebrew: “עמוקה”
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