Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam

Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab Bedouin town at the foot of in 's . Originally called Arab al-Subayh, In 2024 it had a population of 6,476.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 6,000 residents
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam”, “Um el Ghanem”, “Umm al-Ghanam”, and “Umm-Alghanam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tabor and Basilica of the Transfiguration.

Peak
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, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor, is a large hill of biblical significance in the , , at the eastern end of the , 18 kilometres west of the .

Church
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The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on in . 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.

School
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Agricultural High School, sometimes spelled "Kadouri" or "Kaduri", is an agricultural school and youth village in situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, two kilometers north of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daburiyya and Kfar Tavor.

Village
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, also Deburieh or Dabburieh, is an Arab local council around 8 kilometres east of in 's . Daburriya gained local council status in 1961. is situated 2½ km northwest of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam.

Village
is a village in the region of , at the foot of . Founded in 1901, it was awarded local council status in 1949. In 2024 it had a population of 4,276. As of 2022, nearly all of its citizens are Jewish. is situated 3 km northeast of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 1,165. is situated 3 km southeast of Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam.

Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam

Latitude
32.67585° or 32° 40′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.39187° or 35° 23′ 31″ east
Population
6,000
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
8G4QM9GR+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477287
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12156807
Wiki­data ID
Q2601842
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم الغنم”
  • Arabic: “الشبلي - أم الغنم”
  • Arabic: “الشبلي - أم الغنم‎”
  • Arabic: “لشبلي - أم الغنم”
  • Catalan: “Arab al-Shibli”
  • Czech: “Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam”
  • Czech: “Šiblí – Umm al-Ghanam”
  • French: “Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam”
  • Hebrew: “אום אל-גנם”
  • Hebrew: “אלשִבְּלי – אֻם אלע’נם”
  • Hebrew: “אם אל־ע׳נם”
  • Hebrew: “שבלי - אום אל-גנם”
  • Hebrew: “שבלי – אום אל-גנם”
  • Hebrew: “שִׁבְּלִי – אֻם אל-עַ‘נַם‎”
  • Hebrew: “שִׁבְּלִי – אֻם אַל־עָ׳נָם”
  • Hebrew: “שִׁבְּלִי-אֻם אל-עַ‘נַם”
  • Hebrew: “שבלי”
  • Hebrew: “שיבלי”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam”
  • Polish: “Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam”
  • Polish: “Szibli-Umm al-Ganam”
  • Russian: “Шибли-Умм-аль-Ганам”
  • Russian: “Шибли-Умм-эль-Ганам”

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