Ofer
Ofer is a village in Haifa District, Israel. Ofer is situated nearby to the village Kerem Maharal, as well as near Bat Shlomo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ayn Ghazal and Ofer forest observation tower.
Ayn Ghazal
Ruins
Photo: Orest2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ayn Ghazal was a Palestinian Arab village located 21 kilometers south of Haifa. Depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War as a result of an Israeli military assault during Operation Shoter, the village was then completely destroyed.
Ofer forest observation tower
Scenic viewpoint
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ofer and Kerem Maharal.
Ofer
Village
Photo: Asafa01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ofer is a moshav in northern Israel. Located south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 591.
Kerem Maharal
Village
Kerem Maharal is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, on the southern side of Mount Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 920. Kerem Maharal is situated 3 km north of Ofer.
Bat Shlomo
Village
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Bat Shlomo is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land. Bat Shlomo is situated 3 km southeast of Ofer.
Ofer
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.62209° or 32° 37′ 20″ northLongitude
34.9828° or 34° 58′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8G4PJXCM+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 278477516OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Ofer” goes by many names.
- French: “Ofer”
- Hebrew: “עופר”
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