Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Horbat Gefet

Khirbat al-Jawfa' was a Palestinian Arab village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
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  • 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.

Water park
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park, also known by its Arabic name Sakhne, is a national park in Israel. Located between kibbutzim and , it has naturally warm water where visitors can swim all year. is situated 2 km northeast of Horbat Gefet.

Spring
Photo: Yair Aronshtam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a spring.

Spring
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma’ale Gilboa and Beit Alfa.

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Gilboa is a religious kibbutz located on the summit of , on the northeast end of the ridge of the hills in . Located about 5 km west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.

Village
is a kibbutz in the of , founded in 1922 by immigrants from . Located at the base of the Gilboa ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of . As of 2023 its population was 1,413. is situated 2½ km north of Horbat Gefet.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the and near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 845. is situated 2½ km northeast of Horbat Gefet.

Horbat Gefet

Latitude
32.49306° or 32° 29′ 35″ north
Longitude
35.43333° or 35° 26′ east
Open location code
8G4QFCVM+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473359
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data 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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Highlights include השביל הרטוב and Beit Alfa Quarry.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Horbat Gefet”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.