Ya‘ar Shekhanya
Ya‘ar Shekhanya is a forest reserve in Northern District, Israel. Ya‘ar Shekhanya is situated nearby to the village Manof, as well as near Koranit.Places of Interest
Highlights include Har Shekhanya and Mount Atzmon.
Mount Atzmon
Peak
Mount Atzmon is the modern Israeli name of a mountain in the Northern District of Israel, identified by some with the ancient Mount Atzmon. Its Arabic name is Jebel Didiba or Jebel Didbeh. Mount Atzmon is situated 4 km southeast of Ya‘ar Shekhanya.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1
School building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1 is a school building, which is situated 3 km northeast of Ya‘ar Shekhanya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manof and Shekhanya.
Manof
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Manof is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on Mount Shekhanya in the Lower Galilee, about 30 km northeast of Haifa and at an average elevation is 382 meters above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council.
Shekhanya
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Shekhanya is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible. Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 710.
Koranit
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koranit is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee on Mount Shekhanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 906.
Ya‘ar Shekhanya
- Type: Forest reserve
- Also known as: “Ya`ar Shekhanya”
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.84309° or 32° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
35.23282° or 35° 13′ 58″ eastElevation
309 metres (1,014 feet)Open location code
8G4QR6VM+64GeoNames ID
9619917
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Satellite Map
Discover Ya‘ar Shekhanya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Ya‘ar Shekhanya” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Ya‘ar Shekhanya”
- Hebrew: “יער שכניה”
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