Kfar Hoshen
Kfar Hoshen is a village in Northern District, Israel and has about 755 residents. Kfar Hoshen is situated nearby to the village Or HaGanuz, as well as near Jish.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Meron and Dalton Air Strip.
Mount Meron
Peak
Photo: Lior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Meron, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. Mount Meron is situated 2½ km southwest of Kfar Hoshen.
Dalton Air Strip
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dalton Air Strip is an aerodrome, which is situated 3 km northeast of Kfar Hoshen.
Khirbet Shema
Archaeological site
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum. Khirbet Shema is situated 4 km south of Kfar Hoshen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Hoshen and Or HaGanuz.
Kfar Hoshen
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Hoshen, also known as Safsufa, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located around four kilometres north of Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 914.
Or HaGanuz
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Or HaGanuz, sometimes Or Ganuz, is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Upper Galilee, about six kilometers northwest of the town of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Jish
Village
Jish, also known by its Hebrew name of Gush Halab, or by its classical name of Gischala, is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, 13 kilometres north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District.
Kfar Hoshen
- Type: Village with 755 residents
- Also known as: “Safsaf”, “Safsufa”, “Sifsufa”, “Sifsufah”, and “Sufsaf”
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.01085° or 33° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
35.43867° or 35° 26′ 19″ eastPopulation
755Elevation
736 metres (2,415 feet)Inception
1949Open location code
8G5Q2C6Q+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 278478685OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Polish—“Kfar Hoshen” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kfar Chošen”
- French: “Kfar Hoshen”
- Hebrew: “כפר חושן”
- Polish: “Kefar Choszen”
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