Sheikh Bureik

Sheikh Bureik is a ruins in , . Sheikh Bureik is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nahal Mearot and Hof HaCarmel war memorial.

Tourism office
Photo: Wikimedia, GPL.
The Caves of Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara, named here by the Hebrew and Arabic name of the valley where they are located, are a UNESCO Site of Human Evolution in the near in northern . is situated 2½ km east of Sheikh Bureik.

Memorial
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is situated 570 metres north of Sheikh Bureik.

Railway station
Photo: Tomer chelouche, Public domain.
railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of as well as the surrounding rural communities and military bases. With 363,614 passengers recorded in 2019, it was the least-used station in the . is situated 2 km north of Sheikh Bureik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Yam and Ein Carmel.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located around twenty kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 301.

Village
Photo: ד’ר אורי לוי, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 797.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,179.

Sheikh Bureik

Latitude
32.67392° or 32° 40′ 26″ north
Longitude
34.93903° or 34° 56′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G4PMWFQ+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478530
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Sheikh Bureik” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشيخ بريك”
  • Hebrew: “שייח בורייך”

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