Horbat Aqavya

Horbat Aqavya is a ruins in , . Horbat Aqavya is situated nearby to the protected area , as well as near the spring .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee and Horbat Gov Yosef.

University
Photo: דגיג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an university, which is situated 3 km north of Horbat Aqavya.

Ruins
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Jubb Yussef, also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in Galilee, . It is believed by Muslims to be the site of the pit into which Yusuf, a figure which is part of both the Biblical and Quranic narratives, was thrown by his brothers. is situated 4 km southeast of Horbat Aqavya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ’Akbara and Safed.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
'Akbara is an Arab village in the of , which included in 2010 more than 200 families. It is 2.5 km south of Safed City. The village was rebuilt in 1977, close to the old village destroyed in 1948 during the 1947–1949 Palestine war.

Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the region of , and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Ami'ad is a kibbutz in northern . Located on the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 618. is situated 4 km east of Horbat Aqavya.

Horbat Aqavya

Latitude
32.93333° or 32° 56′ north
Longitude
35.5° or 35° 30′ east
Open location code
8G4QWGM2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478354
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“Horbat Aqavya” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת עקביה”

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