Kfar Uriya

Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel, located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, and in 2024, it had a population of 817.
Wikipedia
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 947 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Kefar Uriyya” and “Kfar Uria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Regina Palaestinae and Timnah.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 3½ km west of Kfar Uriya.

Ruins
Photo: Avin, CC BY 3.0.
was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 17 kilometers southeast of . In 1945, it had 210 inhabitants. The village was depopulated during the 1948 war by the Israeli 7th Brigade. is situated 3½ km northeast of Kfar Uriya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gizo and Harel.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in central , northwest of , under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 214.

Village
Photo: איתן טל, CC BY 3.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located near with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 315.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,115.

Kfar Uriya

Latitude
31.79274° or 31° 47′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.94725° or 34° 56′ 50″ east
Population
947
Open location code
8G3PQWVW+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 580636472
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q659949
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Satellite Map

Discover Kfar Uriya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Kfar Uriya” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kfar Uria”
  • Czech: “Kfar Urija”
  • Dutch: “Kfar Uria”
  • Finnish: “Kfar Uriyya”
  • French: “Kfar-Ouria”
  • Hebrew: “כפר אוריה”
  • Japanese: “クファー・ウリア”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kfar Uria”
  • Persian: “کفار اوریا”
  • Polish: “Kefar Urijja”
  • Polish: “Kfar Urija”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Oriya”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Uria”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Urija”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Uriyya”
  • Spanish: “Kfar-Ouria”
  • Turkish: “Kfar Uria”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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