Biria Fortress

Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of and the Arab village of . In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress built during the British Mandate, near the modern town of Birya
  • Also known as: “Birya Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bat Ya’ar restaurant and Abuhav Synagogue.

Restaurant
Photo: Theipu, CC0.
is situated 1¼ km northeast of Biria Fortress.

Synagogue
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The is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , in the of . The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. is situated 3 km southwest of Biria Fortress.

Military installation
Ein Zeitim was an agricultural settlement about 2 km north of first established in 1891. is situated 2½ km west of Biria Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birya and Amuka.

Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
is an agricultural village in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

Village
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is a community settlement about 6 km northeast of in the in northern . It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 153.

Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the region of , and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.

Biria Fortress

Latitude
32.9904° or 32° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.50809° or 35° 30′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G4QXGR5+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 360595500
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2903198
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Hebrew—“Biria Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Mecudat Birija”
  • Czech: “Metzudat Biriya”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Birija”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة بيريا”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת ביריה”

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