Yarda

Yarda was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel.
  • Ruins
  • …lies at an elevation of 215 metres (705 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel
  • Also known as
    “Hazor”
    “Kh. Lôzîyeh”
    “Kh. Wakkâs”
    “Khirbet, Yarda”
    “Loz”
    “Tell el-Qedah”
    “Yarda, Safad”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tel Hazor and Ben Ya‘ akov Airport.
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, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic… is situated 2½ km northwest of Yarda.
Aerodrome
Rosh Pina Airport, officially Isaac Ben Jacob Rosh… is situated 3½ km southwest of Yarda.
Chastelet, also known as Beytulahzan, was a castle… is situated 3 km east of Yarda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mishmar HaYarden and Ayelet HaShahar.
Village
is a moshav in northern .
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is a kibbutz in northern …
Village
is a kibbutz in northern . is situated 2½ km northeast of Yarda.
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Latitude
33.00774° or 33° 0′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.59399° or 35° 35′ 38″ east
Open location code
8G5Q2H5V+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yarda” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياردا (صفد)”
  • Arabic: “ياردا”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת ירדה”
  • Hebrew: “חירבת יארדה”
  • Indonesian: “Yarda, Safad”
  • Persian: “یاردا”
  • Urdu: “یاردا، صفد”
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