Tafat Island

Tafat Island is an islet in , . Tafat Island is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Haifa District, Israel
  • Also known as: “I Tafat”, “Ie Tafat”, and “טפת (אי)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Tantura and Tel Dor.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tantura was a Palestinian Arab fishing village located 8 kilometers northwest of on the Mediterranean coast of Mandatory Palestine. Near the village lie the ruins of the ancient Phoenician city of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
or Tell el-Burj, also Khirbet el-Burj in Arabic, is an archaeological site located on the of the Mediterranean Sea next to modern moshav , about 30 kilometers south of , and 2.5 kilometers west of .

Museum
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dor and Nahsholim.

Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 504.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz and beach resort in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 717.

Village
Photo: RoyTek, Public domain.
is a moshav shitufi in northern . Located 5 km south of and 3 km north of Kibbutz , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 465. is situated 3½ km northeast of Tafat Island.

Tafat Island

Latitude
32.6077° or 32° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
34.91479° or 34° 54′ 53″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G4PJW57+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93455391
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
9998123
Wiki­data ID
Q26771083
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Satellite Map

Discover Tafat Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tafat Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ie Tafat”
  • Hebrew: “אי טפת”
  • Hebrew: “טפת”
  • Swedish: “Ie Tafat”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dor Island and Hof Dor & Ma’agan Michael Islans Nature Reserve.

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