Shmurat Har Tavor
Shmurat Har Tavor is a nature reserve in Northern District, Israel. Shmurat Har Tavor is situated nearby to the locality Shibli, as well as near Umm el Ghanam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tabor and Basilica of the Transfiguration.
Mount Tabor
Peak
Mount Tabor, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor, is a large hill of biblical significance in the Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 18 kilometres west of the Sea of Galilee.
Basilica of the Transfiguration
Church
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The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor in Israel. It is traditionally believed to be the site where the Transfiguration of Jesus took place, an event in the Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon an unnamed mountain and speaks with Moses and Elijah.
Kadoorie Agricultural High School
School
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Kadoorie Agricultural High School, sometimes spelled "Kadouri" or "Kaduri", is an agricultural school and youth village in Israel situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, two kilometers north of Kfar Tavor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam and Kaduri.
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
Village
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab Bedouin town at the foot of Mount Tabor in Israel's Northern District. Originally called Arab al-Subayh, In 2024 it had a population of 6,476.
Daburiyya
Village
Photo: Gugganij, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daburiyya, also Deburieh or Dabburieh, is an Arab local council around 8 kilometres east of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. Daburriya gained local council status in 1961.
Shmurat Har Tavor
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Shemurat Har Tavor”
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.68897° or 32° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
35.39483° or 35° 23′ 41″ eastElevation
413 metres (1,355 feet)Open location code
8G4QM9QV+HWGeoNames ID
9888557
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In Other Languages
“Shmurat Har Tavor” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “שמורת הר תבור”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shibli and Umm el Ghanam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gan Le’ummi Har Tavor Ya‘ar Har Tavor and H̱orbat Luza.
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