Barfilya

Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 239 metres
  • Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Barfiliya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Modi’in Center and Hasmonean Heritage Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko.

Museum
Photo: Yoelth, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Park
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Modi’in and Modi’in Illit.

Photo: Righteos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in is a relatively new Israeli city located in the Shfela, halfway between and . There are some archaeological sites in the city as well as popular tourist attractions nearby.

Town
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in Illit is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the , situated midway between and . Built on the land of five Palestinian villages–, Kharbata, , , and Dir Qadis–Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement located in the western section of the , off Route 443. is located two kilometers east of , midway between and and is part of the .

Barfilya

Latitude
31.9094° or 31° 54′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.9894° or 34° 59′ 22″ east
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Open location code
8G3PWX5Q+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 724330804
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q2899878
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Barfilya” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πορφυρεών”
  • Arabic: “برفيلية”
  • Hebrew: “ברפיליה”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת ברפיליה”
  • Indonesian: “Barfiliya”
  • Latin: “Porphylia”
  • Persian: “برفیلیه”
  • Polish: “Barfilija”
  • Spanish: “Barfiliya”
  • Urdu: “برفیلیہ”

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