Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Givat Ha’rakafot

Givat Ha’rakafot is a hill in , . Givat Ha’rakafot is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: hill in Israel
  • Also known as: “Cyclamen hill, Israel”, “Cyclamen persicum hill, Israel”, and “Giv`at HaRaqqafot”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umm ash Shauf.

Ruins
Umm al-Shawf or was a Palestinian Arab village located 29.5 km south of , on the sloping section of al-Marah. It was depopulated as a result of a military assault between May 12–14, just before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 3½ km west of Givat Ha’rakafot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gal’ed and Dalia.

Village
Photo: Peleg, Public domain.
Gal'ed is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Menashe Heights with an area of 14,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 590.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Galilee about 30 km southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. The kibbutz was established in 1939. As of 2023 it had a population of 877. is situated 3½ km north of Givat Ha’rakafot.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mu'awiya is an Arab village in 's . The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle and lies between Kfar Kara and Umm el-Fahm. is situated 4 km southeast of Givat Ha’rakafot.

Givat Ha’rakafot

Latitude
32.5602° or 32° 33′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.08359° or 35° 5′ 1″ east
Elevation
205 metres (673 feet)
Open location code
8G4QH36M+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 52769447
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9983281
Wiki­data ID
Q16131660
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Givat Ha’rakafot” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Giv‘at HaRaqqafot”
  • Dutch: “Giv‘at HaRaqqafot”
  • Hebrew: “Giv‘at HaRaqqafot”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת הרקפות”
  • Hebrew: “חורשת הרקפות”
  • Swedish: “Giv‘at HaRaqqafot”

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