Horbat Gefet
Khirbat al-Jawfa' was a Palestinian Arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.- Type: Ruins
- Description: village in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Al-Jawfa, Khirbat”, “Khirbat al-Jawfa”, and “Khirbat Al-Jawfa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gan HaShlosha and Ein Shokek.
Gan HaShlosha
Water park
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gan HaShlosha National Park, also known by its Arabic name Sakhne, is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim Beit Alfa and Nir David, it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year. Gan HaShlosha is situated 2 km northeast of Horbat Gefet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’ale Gilboa and Nir David.
Ma’ale Gilboa
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Gilboa is a religious kibbutz located on the summit of Mount Gilboa, on the northeast end of the ridge of the Samarian hills in Israel. Located about 5 km west of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.
Nir David
Village
Beit Alfa
Village
Beit Alfa is a kibbutz in the Northern District of Israel, founded in 1922 by immigrants from Poland. Located at the base of the Gilboa ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,216. Beit Alfa is situated 2½ km north of Horbat Gefet.
Horbat Gefet
- Categories: village, former settlement, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, and historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.49306° or 32° 29′ 35″ northLongitude
35.43333° or 35° 26′ eastOpen location code
8G4QFCVM+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 278473359OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6765502
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Horbat Gefet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة الجوفة (جنين)”
- Arabic: “خربة الجوفة”
- French: “Khirbat al-Jawfa”
- Hebrew: “ח’ירבת אל-ג’וופה”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת אלג’ופה”
- Hebrew: “חורבת גפת”
- Hebrew: “חירבת אל ג’וופה”
- Persian: “خربه الجوفه”
- Polish: “Al-Dżaufa”
- Urdu: “خربہ الجوفہ”
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