Yarka

Yarka, officially Yirka, is a Druze village and local council in the of . In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with small Muslim and Christian minorities.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include HaYonim Cave and El Mona Garden.

Cave
Photo: מנוף, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave located in a limestone bluff about 250 meters above modern sea level, in the , . is situated 3½ km south of Yarka.

Garden
Photo: Nirvadel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km west of Yarka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Julis and Pelekh.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a Druze village and local council in the of . In 2024 it had a population of 6,821.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Yarka.

Yarka

Latitude
32.95489° or 32° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.20879° or 35° 12′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G4QX635+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478610
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Yarka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يركا”
  • French: “Yarka”
  • Hebrew: “ירכא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yirka”
  • Polish: “Jirka”
  • Russian: “Ярка”

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