Or Haganuz
Or Haganuz is a village in Northern District, Israel. Or Haganuz is situated nearby to the village Bar Yohai, as well as near Kfar Hoshen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Meron and Old Meron Synagogue.
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 3½ km west of Or Haganuz.
Old Meron Synagogue
Archaeological site
Old Meron Synagogue is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km south of Or Haganuz.
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 3 km south of Or Haganuz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Or HaGanuz and Bar Yohai.
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.
Bar Yohai
Village
Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Yohai is a religious Jewish community settlement in northern Israel. Located near Mount Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. as of 2024 its population was 1,173.
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
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.00508° or 33° 0′ 18″ northLongitude
35.44751° or 35° 26′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q2C4X+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 350315169OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Or Haganuz” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Or ha-Ganuz”
- French: “Or Haganuz”
- Hebrew: “אור הגנוז”
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