Israel
Carmel Range
Haifa District

Zikhron Ya’akov

Zikhron Ya'akov is a small town in the south slope of the , overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. It is famous for the Carmel Winery, and for the midrahov in the city center.
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  • Type: Town with 23,000 residents
  • Description: local council in Israel
  • Also known as: “Zamarin”, “Zammārīn”, “Zichron Ya’akov”, “Zichron Yaakov”, “Zicron Jacob”, “Zikeron Ya‘akob”, “Zikhron”, “Zikhron Ya‘aqov”, “Zikhron Yaakov”, and “חיפה”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kebara Cave and Benjamin’s pool.

Cave
is a limestone locality in Wadi Kebara, situated at 60 to 65 m above sea level on the western escarpment of the , in the preserve of Zichron Yaakov.

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Synagogue
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The Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue is an Ashkenazic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Zikhron Ya'akov, a town in the of . The congregation was founded by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild in 1884.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fureidis and Ma’yan Tsevi.

Village
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is an Arab town in the of . It received local council status in 1952. In 2023 its population was 13,356.

Village
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Ma'ayan Tzvi is a kibbutz in northern . Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 792.

Village
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is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in northern . Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 184.

Zikhron Ya’akov

Latitude
32.5712° or 32° 34′ 16″ north
Longitude
34.953° or 34° 57′ 11″ east
Population
23,000
Elevation
164 metres (538 feet)
Inception
1882
United Nations Location Code
IL ZYW
Open location code
8G4PHXC3+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477631
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
293067
Wiki­data ID
Q198399
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Zikhron Ya’akov” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “חיפה”
  • Arabic: “زخرون يعكوف”
  • Armenian: “Զիխրոն Յաակով”
  • Catalan: “Zichron Yaakov”
  • Czech: “Zichron Ja’akov”
  • Dutch: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Esperanto: “Ziĥron Ja’akov”
  • Esperanto: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Finnish: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • French: “Zikhron Yaakov”
  • German: “Zichron Ja’akow”
  • German: “Zichron Jaʿakov”
  • Hebrew: “זכרון יעקב”
  • Hebrew: “זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב”
  • Hebrew: “חיפה”
  • Hungarian: “Zichron Ja’akow”
  • Italian: “Zikhron Ya’aqov”
  • Japanese: “ジクロン・ヤアコヴ”
  • Japanese: “ジフロン・ヤアコヴ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Persian: “زیخرون یاکوف”
  • Polish: “Zichron Ja’akow”
  • Portuguese: “Zihron Yaakov”
  • Romanian: “Zihron Iaakov”
  • Romanian: “Zihron Yaakov”
  • Russian: “Зихрон-Яаков”
  • Scots: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Slovenian: “Zihron Jakov”
  • Slovenian: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Spanish: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Swiss German: “Sichron Jaakow”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Zichron Ja’akow”
  • Turkish: “Zikhron Ya’akov”
  • Ukrainian: “Зіхрон-Яаков”
  • Ukrainian: “Зіхрон-Яков”
  • Yiddish: “זכרון יעקב”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Zikhron Ya’akov”. Photo: israeltourism, CC BY 2.0.