Shekhanya
Shekhanya is a village in Northern District, Israel. Shekhanya is situated nearby to the village Koranit, as well as near Manof.Places of Interest
Highlights include Har Shekhanya and Mount Atzmon.
Mount Atzmon
Peak
Mount Atzmon is the modern Israeli name of a mountain in the Northern District of Israel, identified by some with the ancient Mount Atzmon. Its Arabic name is Jebel Didiba or Jebel Didbeh. Mount Atzmon is situated 3½ km southeast of Shekhanya.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1
School building
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
בי’ס על יסודי משגב 1 is a school building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shekhanya and Koranit.
Shekhanya
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Shekhanya is a community settlement in northern Israel. It is named after a priest family from the Bible. Located in the Galilee between Karmiel and Shefar'am, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 710.
Koranit
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koranit is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee on Mount Shekhanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 906.
Manof
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Manof is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on Mount Shekhanya in the Lower Galilee, about 30 km northeast of Haifa and at an average elevation is 382 meters above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council.
Shekhanya
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.84883° or 32° 50′ 56″ northLongitude
35.24625° or 35° 14′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8G4QR6XW+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 82808825OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Shekhanya” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Šechanja”
- French: “Shekhanya”
- Hebrew: “שכניה”
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