Majd al Kurum
Majd al-Krum is an Arab town located in the Galilee in Israel's Northern District about 16 kilometers east of Acre. Its inhabitants are primarily Muslim.Places of Interest
Highlights include HaYonim Cave and Horvat Tefen.
HaYonim Cave
Cave
Photo: מנוף, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HaYonim Cave is a cave located in a limestone bluff about 250 meters above modern sea level, in the Upper Galilee, Israel. HaYonim Cave is situated 3½ km west of Majd al Kurum.
Horvat Tefen
Archaeological site
Horvat Tefen or Qal'at et-Tufaniya, alternatively Tefen Fortress, is an archaeological site in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. Located on a mountain ridge approximately 16 kilometres from the coastal city of Acre, the site contains the remains of a short-lived hilltop fort dating to the early 1st century BCE. Horvat Tefen is situated 3½ km north of Majd al Kurum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuval and Bi’ina.
Tuval
Village
Tuval is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 419.
Bi’ina
Village
Bi'ina is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located east of Acre. In 2003, Bi'ina merged with Majd al-Krum and Deir al-Asad to form the city of Shaghur, but was reinstated as a local council in 2008 after Shaghur was dissolved.
Majd al Kurum
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.92206° or 32° 55′ 19″ northLongitude
35.25388° or 35° 15′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G4QW7C3+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 614171409OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Majd al Kurum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مجد الكروم”
- French: “Majd al Kurum”
- Hebrew: “מג’ד אל-כרום”
- Russian: “Мажд-эль-Курум”
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