H̱orbat Shia‘
H̱orbat Shia‘ is a ruin in Haifa District, Israel. H̱orbat Shia‘ is situated nearby to the village Fureidis, as well as near Ofer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayn Ghazal and מערת המייש.
Ayn Ghazal
Ruins
Photo: Orest2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ayn Ghazal was a Palestinian Arab village located 21 kilometers south of Haifa. Depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War as a result of an Israeli military assault during Operation Shoter, the village was then completely destroyed. Ayn Ghazal is situated 2½ km north of H̱orbat Shia‘.
מערת המייש
Cave
Photo: Michal segal-kahalani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
מערת המייש is a cave, which is situated 3 km south of H̱orbat Shia‘.
Cafarlet
Ruins
Cafarlet or Capharleth or Kafr Lam is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type. Today it is located inside Moshav HaBonim, Israel, on lands of the now abandoned Arab village of Kafr Lam. Cafarlet is situated 4 km northwest of H̱orbat Shia‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fureidis and Ofer.
Fureidis
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fureidis is an Arab town in the Haifa District of Israel. It received local council status in 1952. In 2023 its population was 13,356.
Ofer
Village
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Ofer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 598.
Meir Shfeya
Village
Meir Shfeya is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 184.
H̱orbat Shia‘
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Shia`”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.6111° or 32° 36′ 40″ northLongitude
34.96262° or 34° 57′ 45″ eastElevation
139 metres (456 feet)Open location code
8G4PJX67+C2GeoNames ID
9998100
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Shia‘” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Shia‘”
- Hebrew: “חרבת שיע”
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