Birya
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 822 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Ain Birya”, “Beria”, and “Biriyya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abuhav Synagogue and Biria Fortress.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav.
Biria Fortress
Photo: Tomer hu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee
University
Photo: דגיג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee is an university.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safed and Amuka.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
Amuka
Village
Amuka is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153. Amuka is situated 3 km northeast of Birya.
Hatzor HaGlilit
Town
Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near Rosh Pinna and Safed. It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor. In 2024 it had a population of 11,013. Hatzor HaGlilit is situated 4 km east of Birya.
Birya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.97759° or 32° 58′ 39″ northLongitude
35.50065° or 35° 30′ 2″ eastPopulation
822Open location code
8G4QXGH2+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 278474399OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2776820
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Birya” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Birija”
- Czech: “Biriyya”
- Czech: “Birya”
- Dutch: “Birya”
- French: “Birya”
- Hebrew: “בִּירִיָּא”
- Hebrew: “ביריה”
- Hebrew: “בירייה”
- Hebrew: “בִּרְיָה”
- Irish: “Birya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birya”
- Persian: “بیریا (روستای اسرائیلی)”
- Persian: “بیریا”
- Polish: “Birija”
- Polish: “Birijja”
- Polish: “Biriya”
- Russian: “Бирия”
- Turkish: “Birya”
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