Beit Keshet
Beit Keshet is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the east of Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 720. It is located immediately opposite the Al-Tujjar Caravansarai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tabor and Khan al-Tujjar.
Mount Tabor
Peak
Mount Tabor, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor, is a large hill of biblical significance in the Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 18 kilometres west of the Sea of Galilee. Mount Tabor is situated 3½ km south of Beit Keshet.
Khan al-Tujjar
Archaeological site
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khan al-Tujjar, lit. "Merchant's Caravanserai", also called Suq al-Khan, was a caravanserai in the Lower Galilee, Israel, opposite the entrance to Beit Keshet, now in ruins.
Basilica of the Transfiguration
Church
Photo: Gugganij, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor in Israel. It is traditionally believed to be the site where the Transfiguration of Jesus took place, an event in the Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon an unnamed mountain and speaks with Moses and Elijah. Basilica of the Transfiguration is situated 3½ km south of Beit Keshet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaduri and Daburiyya.
Daburiyya
Village
Photo: Gugganij, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daburiyya, also Deburieh or Dabburieh, is an Arab local council around 8 kilometres east of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. Daburriya gained local council status in 1961. Daburiyya is situated 3½ km southwest of Beit Keshet.
Beit Keshet
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Beit Qeshet” and “Bet Qeshet”
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.71842° or 32° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
35.39547° or 35° 23′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8G4QP99W+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 278475759OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Beit Keshet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت كيشت”
- Czech: “Bejt Kešet”
- French: “Beit Keshet”
- Hebrew: “בית קשת”
- Russian: “Бейт-Кешет”
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