Gesher Akbara
Gesher Akbara is a bridge in Northern District, Israel. Gesher Akbara is situated nearby to the village Birya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee and Abuhav Synagogue.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee
University
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Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee is an university, which is situated 1½ km north of Gesher Akbara.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
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The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. Abuhav Synagogue is situated 2½ km north of Gesher Akbara.
Zefat Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Louski1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zefat Cemetery is situated 2½ km northwest of Gesher Akbara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ’Akbara and Safed.
’Akbara
Village
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'Akbara is an Arab village in the Israeli municipality of Safed, which included in 2010 more than 200 families. It is 2.5 km south of Safed City. The village was rebuilt in 1977, close to the old village destroyed in 1948 during the 1947–1949 Palestine war.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
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 3½ km north of Gesher Akbara.
Gesher Akbara
- Type: Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.94847° or 32° 56′ 55″ northLongitude
35.49753° or 35° 29′ 51″ eastElevation
490 metres (1,608 feet)Open location code
8G4QWFXX+92GeoNames ID
9199521
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In Other Languages
“Gesher Akbara” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גשר עכברה”
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