H̱orbat Zelef
H̱orbat Zelef is a ruin in Northern District, Israel. H̱orbat Zelef is situated nearby to the village Kfar Tavor, as well as near Kaduri.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Tabor and Basilica of the Transfiguration.
Mount Tabor
Peak
Mount Tabor, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor, is a large hill of biblical significance in the Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 18 kilometres west of the Sea of Galilee.
Basilica of the Transfiguration
Church
Photo: Gugganij, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor in Israel. 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. Basilica of the Transfiguration is situated 1½ km west of H̱orbat Zelef.
Kadoorie
School
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Kadoorie Agricultural High School, sometimes spelled "Kadouri" or "Kaduri", is an agricultural school and youth village in Israel situated next to Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee, two kilometers north of Kfar Tavor. Kadoorie is situated 1½ km north of H̱orbat Zelef.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Tavor and Kaduri.
Kfar Tavor
Village
Kfar Tavor is a village in the Lower Galilee region of Northern Israel, at the foot of Mount Tabor. 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.
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
Village
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam is an Arab Bedouin town at the foot of Mount Tabor in Israel's Northern District. Originally called Arab al-Subayh, In 2024 it had a population of 6,476.
H̱orbat Zelef
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Zelef”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.68882° or 32° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
35.4087° or 35° 24′ 31″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8G4QMCQ5+GFGeoNames ID
13655343
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Zelef” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Zelef”
- Hebrew: “חורבת זלף”
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