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The district Zalafa esh Sharqīya of Zalafa in Haifa District is a district in Israel about 54 mi north of Jerusalem, the country's capital city.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nazareth, Haifa, Karney Shomron, Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah and Dayr Abi Sa`id. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 46% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
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Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
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Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Armageddon
Armageddon will be, according to the Book of Revelation, the site of a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or symbolic location. The term is also used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world scenario. The word "Armageddon" appears only once in the Greek New Testament, in Revelation 16:16. The word may come from Hebrew har məgiddô (הר מגידו), meaning "Mountain of Megiddo".
Tel Megiddo
Megiddo is a tell in modern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, about 30km south-east of Haifa, known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance, especially under its Greek name Armageddon. In ancient times Megiddo was an important city-state. Excavations have unearthed 26 layers of ruins, indicating a long period of settlement. Megiddo is strategically located at the head of a pass through the Carmel Ridge overlooking the Jezreel Valley from the west.
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)
The Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count.
Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)
This Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BC with Necho II of Egypt leading his army to Carchemish to fight with his allies the Assyrians against the Babylonians at Carchemish in northern Syria. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah and Necho requested permission from its king, Josiah. Josiah refused to let the Egyptians pass for reasons discussed by the talmud and a battle took place in which Josiah was killed.
Jezreel Valley
For the ancient, city, see Jezreel (city) For the kibbutz, see Yizre'el. The Jezreel Valley is a large fertile plain and inland valley south of the Lower Galilee region in Israel and West Bank in the Palestinian territories. The Samarian highlands and Mount Gilboa border the valley from the south and the northern outskirts of the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarm have spread into the southern part of the Bacla valley.
Megiddo Junction
The Megiddo Junction is an intersection of Highways 65 and 66 in northern Israel, located near kibbutz Megiddo. A major landmark is a large prison. Nearby are the sites of some ancient battles of Megiddo and the ruins of Megiddo (Armageddon). The five kilometre stretch of Highway 65 east towards Afula is called Kvish HaSargel, lit. 'the Ruler Road', since it is virtually flat and straight as a ruler.
Ram-On
Ram-On is a moshav ovdim located in the Ta'anakh region, south of the Jezreel Valley in Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. Ram-On was founded in 1953 by children of families from moshavim around Israel. They originally settled in Nurit on the Gilboa mountain. In 1961 the community moved from Gilboa mountain to the present-day location of Ram-On. There is a factory in the moshav that manufactures thermoplastic materials.
Ta'anakh
The Ta'anakh region, also known as Ta'anachim, is an area to the south of Israel's Jezreel Valley and east of the Wadi Ara region. The area is named after the biblical city, located just across the Green Line in the northwest West Bank. In the 1950s, the area was settled by immigrants from Morocco, Tunisia, Kurdistan, and Poland. Most or all of this region is located in the Gilboa Regional Council.
Megiddo Airport
Megiddo Airport (known as Shachar 7 by the Israel Defense Forces), is an Israeli airport located near Megiddo and 3 km southwest of Afula in the Jezreel Valley. Opened in 1942. Served as an auxiliary field to Ramat David. It currently handles private and agricultural flights. It formerly served as an Israeli Air Force base and was decommissioned in the mid-1980s. On October 11, 1989, a Syrian MiG-23MLD defected to Israel, landing at Meggido.
Ramat David Airbase
Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force, located southeast of Haifa, close to kibbutz Ramat David and Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. It was originally built as a Royal Air Force station in 1942 under the British Mandate when it was known as RAF Ramat David.
Legio
Legio in Latin means Legion; in the Bible it also designates the Devil, because of his numerous temptations, see Legion (demon).
Megiddo Regional Council
The Megiddo Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel encompassing land on the Menashe Plateau, and partly in the Jezreel Valley. The council is bounded by the city of Yokneam Illit to the north, and the Carmel mountain range to the east, and houses about 9600 people on nine kibbutzim, and four moshavim located in its municipal territory.
Afula Bus suicide bombing
The Afula Bus suicide bombing was the suicide bombing attack that was carried out on April 6, 1994 at a bus next to an Egged bus in the center of Afula, Israel. Eight Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 55 additional people were injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. The Afula Bus suicide bombing was the first suicide bombing attack to be carried out by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians in Israel.
Muqeible
Muqeible or Muqeibla, meaning "The front place", is an Arab town in Israel's North District, situated in the Jezreel Valley between Jenin in the West Bank and the Ta'anakh area. It is a part of the Gilboa Regional Council. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Muqeible had a mixed population of approximately 3,000 Muslims and Christians at the end of 2005.
Nir Yafeh
Nir Yafe is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1956 by immigrants to Israel from Tunisia as part of the program to settle the Ta'anakh region.
Mle'a
Mle'a or Meleah is a moshav in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1956 by immigrants to Israel from Morocco in the program to settle the Ta'anakh region. By the end of 1957, most of the original settlers moved out, but immigrants from Poland moved in to replace them. As of 2007 about 60 families live in the moshav. Most of them make a living from agriculture and raising livestock.
Merkaz Hever
Merkaz Hever is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The community was founded originally in 1958 as a regional center for the three neighboring communities: Barak, Adirim, and Devorah. In 1982 it was converted to a communal settlement, and it was expanded. The name Merkaz Hever is connected to Yael, the wife of Hever the Kenite, after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend.
Merkaz Yael
Merkaz Yael is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1960 as part of the program to inhabit the Ta'anakh region. It formed a regional center for the nearby communities Prazon, Avital, and Meitav. The name "Merkaz Yael" was inspired by Yael, the hero of the battle against Sisera in the Book of Judges and wife of Hever the Kenite, after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend.
Highway 65 (Israel)
Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects Hadera with the Galilee. This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions. Historically, people traveled on or near this route for thousands of years from the coastal plain to reach the Galilee, and beyond it the Golan, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. In the 1949 Armistice Agreements Israel received the portion of this road in Wadi Ara for this reason.
Highway 66 (Israel)
Highway 66 is a north-south highway in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. It extends along the eastern lowlands below the Menashe Hills and the Carmel. It is 20 km long. In the past the road continued south to Jenin, but today it ends at Ta'anakh junction.
Plain of Manasseh
The Plain of Manasseh is a geographical region in northern Israel, located on the Carmel Range, between Mount Carmel and Mount Amir/Umm al-Fahm. While it is part of the mountain range, it is actually just 200 m above sea level on average, and peaks at 400 m. The plain is bordered by the Jezreel Valley to the northeast, the Yokne'am Stream to the northwest, Wadi Ara to the southeast, and the Nadiv Valley to the southwest. Ramat Menashe is called Balad ar-Ruha in Arabic, meaning "Land of Winds".
Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a ten-day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Army commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji and the Haganah commanded by Yitzhak Sadeh. The battle begun when al-Qawyqji launched an attack against Mishmar HaEmek with the intent of taking the kibbutz, which was strategically placed beside the main road between Jenin and Haifa. In 1947 it had a population of 550.
Muqeible Airfield
Muqeible Airfield is an abandoned military airfield located in the northern West Bank, approximately 1 km southwest of the village of Muqeible, Israel and 3 km north of Jenin. The airfield was built in the British Mandate of Palestine and was used as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force, being designated RAF Muqeible. It was also used by the United States Army Air Force during the World War II North African Campaign.
Shahak Industrial Park
The Shahak Industrial Park is located in the northern region of the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council, between Afula and Hadera near the 'Barkai/Iron Interchange' of Highway 6. The industrial park is adjacent to Shaked, Hinanit, and Katzir, hence the initials making up the acronym in Hebrew that is the name of the park. The area is located within the Israeli West Bank barrier and employs Israelis, Palestinians and Arab citizens of Israel.
Megiddo Junction bus bombing
The Megiddo Junction bus bombing was the suicide bombing of an Egged bus at Megiddo Junction in northern Israel on June 5, 2002. 17 people were killed in the attack and 43 people were injured. The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.