Jish
Jish is a village in Northern District, Israel. Jish is situated nearby to the village Kfar Hoshen, as well as near Or HaGanuz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dalton Air Strip and Bar’am National Park.
Bar’am National Park
Protected area
Bar'am National Park is a national park in Israel, between kibbutz Sasa and moshav Dovev, near the Lebanese border. On the grounds of the park is a two ancient Jewish synagogues from the Talmudic period, and the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian village of Kafr Bir'im, after which the park is named. Bar’am National Park is situated 4 km northwest of Jish.
Kfar Baram
Ruins
Photo: MASQUERAID, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kfar Bar'am Synagogue, also known as the Kafar Berem Synagogue, is the archaeological ruins of two former ancient Jewish synagogues, located at the site of Kafr Bir'im, a former Palestinian Christian village, in what is today the Bar'am National Park. Kfar Baram is situated 4 km northwest of Jish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jish and Kfar Hoshen.
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
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 2023 it had a population of 917.
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
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.02392° or 33° 1′ 26″ northLongitude
35.44757° or 35° 26′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q2CFX+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 613796284OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Jish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجش”
- Czech: “al-Džiš”
- French: “Jish”
- Hebrew: “ג’ש”
- Russian: “Джиш”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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