Gesher Akbara

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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, and is located on the eponymous Abuhav Lane. Abuhav Synagogue is situated 2½ km north of Gesher Akbara.

Places in the Area

’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

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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

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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.

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