Tafat Island
Tafat Island is an islet in Haifa District, Israel. Tafat Island is situated nearby to the village Dor, as well as near Nahsholim.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Haifa District, Israel
- Also known as: “I Tafat” and “Ie Tafat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Tantura and Tel Dor.
Al-Tantura
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tantura was a Palestinian Arab fishing village located 8 kilometers northwest of Zikhron Ya'akov on the Mediterranean coast of Mandatory Palestine. Near the village lie the ruins of the ancient Phoenician city of Dor.
Tel Dor
Archaeological site
Tel Dor or Tell el-Burj, also Khirbet el-Burj in Arabic, is an archaeological site located on the Israeli coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea next to modern moshav Dor, about 30 kilometers south of Haifa, and 2.5 kilometers west of Hadera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dor and Nahsholim.
Dor
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dor is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 504.
Nahsholim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahsholim is a kibbutz and beach resort in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 717.
HaBonim
Village
Photo: RoyTek, Public domain.
HaBonim is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located 5 km south of Atlit and 3 km north of Kibbutz Nahsholim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 465. HaBonim is situated 3½ km northeast of Tafat Island.
Tafat Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.6077° or 32° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
34.91479° or 34° 54′ 53″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8G4PJW57+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 93455391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9998123Wikidata ID
Q26771083
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Satellite Map
Discover Tafat Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tafat Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ie Tafat”
- Hebrew: “אי טפת”
- Hebrew: “טפת (אי)”
- Hebrew: “טפת”
- Swedish: “Ie Tafat”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dor and Ein Ayala.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dor Island and Hof Dor & Ma’agan Michael Islans Nature Reserve.
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