Tel Gat Hefer

Tel Gat Hefer is an archaeological site in , . Tel Gat Hefer is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and Har Hoshaya.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, is an Eastern Orthodox church in , Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation—where angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus—the other being the Catholic . is situated 4 km southwest of Tel Gat Hefer.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km northwest of Tel Gat Hefer.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Tel Gat Hefer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mashhad and Reineh.

Town
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab town located 5 kilometers northeast of in 's . In 2024 it had a population of 8,822, most of whom were Muslims.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is an Arab town in northern . Located in the Galilee, between and , it attained local council status in 1968. In 2024 it had a population of 20,653, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.

Town
is an Arab town in the Galilee, part of the of . It is associated by Christians with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine.

Tel Gat Hefer

Latitude
32.73889° or 32° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.32083° or 35° 19′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G4QP8QC+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473208
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Gat Hefer” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل غت حفر”
  • Hebrew: “תל גת חפר”

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