‘Isfiyā
in Haifa District, Israel
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Haifa International Airport (6 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (35 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (45 mi)
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (46 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (50 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (74 mi) - Amman-Marka International Airport (75 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (80 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (88 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 69 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Miẕpé Hod (observation point, (23 mi)
- Miẕpé Monfor (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Ilan (observation point, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.718 and 35.065 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 43' 6" and E 35° 3' 54"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:52 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 7:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover ‘Isfiyā
‘Isfiyā in Haifa District is a city in Israel about 66 mi (or 107 km) north of Jerusalem, the country's capital city.
Local time in ‘Isfiyā is now 02:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of ‘Isfiyā, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Haifa International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Israel is Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-West. We discovered 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Haifa, Nazareth, Bent Jbail, Karney Shomron and Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 91 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 85 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 20% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Colony Hotel Haifa
Eshkol Housing Serviced Apartments Haifa
Bay View Haifa
Rothschild Mansion
Villa Carmel Boutique Hotel
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Highway 70 (Israel)
Highway 70 is a highway in the coastal plain and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It connects the region of Zikhron Ya'akov to the Lower Galilee and to Kiryat Ata and Shlomi near Israel's border with Lebanon.
Oranim Academic College
Oranim is a teacher training college in northern Israel. The college was founded in 1951 by the United Kibbutz Movement. It was named after the small forest of pine trees in the area. It trains kindergarten, elementary and upper school teachers and offers BA, BSc, BEd and MEd qualifications.
Knesses Chizkiyahu
Knesses Chizkiyahu was one of the first Lithuanian yeshivas founded after the establishment of the State of Israel and one of the first Torah institutions in the northern part of the country. Originally founded in Zikhron Ya'akov in 1949, it relocated to Kfar Hasidim in 1955, where it operates today with nearly 200 students and a kollel.
Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)
The Mount Carmel forest fire was a deadly forest fire that started on Mount Carmel in northern Israel, just south of Haifa. The fire began at about 11:00 local time on 2 December 2010, and spread quickly, consuming much of the Mediterranean forest covering the region. The fire claimed 44 lives, making it the deadliest in Israeli history. The dead were mostly Israel Prison Service officer cadets, as well as three senior police officers, among them the chief of Haifa's police.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of ‘Isfiyā.
- Haifa
- Nazareth
- Bent Jbail
- Karney Shomron
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Tyre
Al Butayhah- Fiq
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- Kafr Asad
- At Tayyibah
- Tel Aviv
- `Irjan
- Dayr `Alla
- Kufrinjah
- Samma ar Rawsan
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- Nabatiye et Tahta
- 'Ajlun
- Al Khushniyah
- Irbid
- Ramla
- Ash Shajarah
- Marjayoun
- Sakhrah
- Al Hisn
- As Subayhi
- Mas`adah
- Al Qunaytirah
- Burma
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Asafiyah, Isfiyeh, Huseifa, Husifyah, Issfiya, ‘Isfiyah, Issfiyah, Hosfeyah, Isifiya, H̱usifa, Hosfeya, ‘Isifyah, Hoseifa, ‘Isfiyā, עספיא, H̱osefa, חוסיפה
