Zefat Cemetery
Zefat Cemetery is a cemetery in Northern District, Israel. Zefat Cemetery is situated nearby to the synagogue ישיבת חכמת שלמה, as well as near Zefat military cemetery.Photo: Louski1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abuhav Synagogue and Zefat military cemetery.
Abuhav Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. Abuhav Synagogue is situated 430 metres east of Zefat Cemetery.
Zefat military cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zefat military cemetery is situated 330 metres northeast of Zefat Cemetery.
Mikveh of Isaac Luria
Building
Mikveh of Isaac Luria is a building, which is situated 390 metres east of Zefat Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Safed and Birya.
Safed
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safed is a city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.
Birya
Village
Photo: Boazshlomi, Public domain.
Birya is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.
Kfar Shamai
Village
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Kfar Shamai is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in Upper Galilee, about 1.9 miles west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 628. Kfar Shamai is situated 3 km southwest of Zefat Cemetery.
Zefat Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Safed old cemetery”
- Categories: Jewish cemetery and burial
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.96848° or 32° 58′ 7″ northLongitude
35.48671° or 35° 29′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8G4QXF9P+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 646993159OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7061378
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yiddish—“Zefat Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cementiri vell de Safed”
- Czech: “Starý hřbitov v Safedu”
- Danish: “Safeds gamle kirkegård”
- French: “ancien cimetière de Safed”
- French: “Ancien cimetière de Safed”
- Hebrew: “בית העלמין היהודי העתיק של צפת”
- Hebrew: “בית העלמין העתיק בצפת”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות היהודי העתיק בצפת”
- Hebrew: “בית עלמין צפת”
- Polish: “Cmentarz w Safedzie”
- Portuguese: “Antigo cemitério de Safed”
- Romanian: “Vechiul cimitir evreiesc din Safed (Tzfat)”
- Slovenian: “staro pokopališče v Safedu”
- Spanish: “antiguo cementerio de Safed”
- Spanish: “antiguo cementerio judío de Safed”
- Spanish: “Antiguo cementerio judío de Safed”
- Spanish: “cementerio de Safed”
- Spanish: “cementerio viejo de Safed”
- Spanish: “viejo cementerio de Safed”
- Ukrainian: “Старий єврейський цвинтар у Цфаті”
- Yiddish: “אלטע בית עולם פון צפת”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Cemetery and ישיבת חכמת שלמה.
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