Karé Na‘aman
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Northern District - Israel

Qiblih

Bahá'í Faith 80px Central figures Bahá'u'lláh The Báb `Abdu'l-Bahá Key scripture Kitáb-i-Aqdas Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words The Seven Valleys Institutions Administrative Order The Guardianship Universal House of Justice Spiritual Assemblies History Timeline Bábís Shaykh Ahmad Persecution People Shoghi Effendi Martha Root Táhirih Badí‘ Apostles Hands of the Cause Other topics Symbols Laws Teachings Texts Calendar Divisions Pilgrimage Prayer Category Portal vte In the Bahá'í Faith the Qiblih is the location that Bahá'ís should face when saying their daily obligatory prayers, and is fixed at the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, near 'Akká, in present day Israel; approximately at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|56|37|N|35|5|30.5|E| | |name= }}.

Located at 32.9436, 35.0918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.222 miles away.
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Bahá'í prayer

Sanjak of Acre

The Sanjak of Acre was a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day northern Israel. The city of Acre was the sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter. Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Dahar al-Omar during the late 18th century. The sanjak of Acre was created c. early 19th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet.

Located at 32.9317, 35.0831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.221 miles away.
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Sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine, District of Acre, States and territories established in the 19th century

Belus River

Belus or Belos is a small river in north-western Israel, where according to legend, mentioned by Isidore of Seville in his Etymologiae glass-making was invented. This river is identified with what is now called the Na'aman River, near Acre. Pliny the Elder (N.H. 5.19), using the name 'Pacida', mentions that the river flowed from Lake Cendevia for five miles (8 km) to the sea near "Ptolemais Ace", and that it was celebrated for its vitrous sands.

Located at 32.8771, 35.1066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Rivers of Israel

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. , known as RAFAEL or Rafael, (also spelled as Raphael or Rephael; Hebrew acronym of "Authority for the Development of Armaments" - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is an Israeli defense technology company. It was founded as Israel’s National R&D Defense Laboratory for the development of weapons and military technology within the Ministry of Defense; in 2002 it was incorporated as a limited company.

Located at 32.8684, 35.0931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.219 miles away.
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Government-owned companies of Israel

Krayot

The Krayot are a cluster of five small cities founded in the 1930s in the Haifa Bay area, on the outskirts of the city of Haifa, Israel. The Krayot (plural of Kirya) are Kiryat Yam (pop. 36,700), Kiryat Motzkin (pop. 39,800), Kiryat Bialik (pop. 36,200), Kiryat Ata (pop. 33,800) and Kiryat Haim (pop. 26,960) In 2003, there was a proposal to merge the Krayot to form a city called Zevulun with a population of 250,000, which would make it one of the ten largest cities in Israel..

Located at 32.8417, 35.0714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.217 miles away.
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Regions of Israel

Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh

The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, located in Bahjí near Acre, Israel, is the most holy place for Bahá'ís and represents their Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the remains of Bahá'u'lláh and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahjí. The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh is composed of a central area that contains a small, tree-filled garden surrounded by paths covered with Persian rugs. A glass roof was constructed by Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár after the death of Bahá'u'lláh.

Located at 32.9433, 35.0922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.222 miles away.
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Bahá'í pilgrimages, Bahá'í shrines in Israel, Gardens in Israel, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í gardens, Shrines

Mansion of Bahjí

The Mansion of Bahjí is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, died in 1892. His shrine is located next to this house. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá (Place of Delight). The area was originally a garden planted by Suleiman Pasha, who was the ruler of Acre, for his daughter Fatimih, and he named it Bahji. Later the area was further beautified by `Abdu'llah Pasha, and in 1831 when Ibrahim Pasha besieged Acre he used the property as his headquarters.

Located at 32.9433, 35.0922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.222 miles away.
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Bahá'í pilgrimages, Bahá'í Faith in Israel, Acre, Israel, Bahá'u'lláh, Persian gardens in Israel, Bahá'í gardens

Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre

The Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre (also known as the Convention of Acre) concluded the Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II. It was an armistice signed between Allied forces in the Middle East under the command of British General Henry Maitland Wilson, and Vichy France forces in Syria and Lebanon, under the command of General Henri Dentz, Commander in Chief of the Army of the Levant and as High Commissioner of the Levant. The Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre was signed on 14 July 1941.

Located at 32.9483, 35.0778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.221 miles away.
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Armistices, Syria–Lebanon Campaign

Acre Railway Station

Acre Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Acre (Akko) and the surrounding towns and villages.

Located at 32.9281, 35.0828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.221 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel, Acre, Israel

Kiryat Motzkin Railway Station

Kiryat Motzkin Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Kiryat Motzkin and the surrounding Kerayot region.

Located at 32.833, 35.0699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.216 miles away.
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Railway stations in Israel

Kiryat Haim Railway Station

Kiryat Haim Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the town of Kiryat Haim (administratively a neighborhood of Haifa) and the surrounding Kerayot region.

Located at 32.8248, 35.0642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.216 miles away.
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Railway stations in Haifa, Kiryat Haim, Transport in Haifa

Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium

Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium, known as Kiryat Haim Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kiryat Haim, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Haifa's youth teams. It used to be home to the first teams of Hapoel as well as Maccabi Haifa, but was replaced by Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in 1955. The stadium was built with help from the Jewish community of Baltimore, Maryland and named for the mayor of Baltimore, Thomas D'Alesandro.

Located at 32.8246, 35.0607 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.215 miles away.
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Football venues in Israel, Hapoel Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa F.C., Kiryat Haim, Multi-purpose stadiums in Israel

Kfar Bialik

Kfar Bialik is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Bialik, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 786. The village was founded in 1934 on land owned by the Jewish National Fund by immigrants from Germany. It was named after Hayyim Nahman Bialik, who died the month before the moshav's establishment.

Located at 32.821, 35.0875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.217 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1934

Acre Prison

The Acre Prison also known as Akko Prison is a former prison in Acre, Israel. In the time of the British Mandate the citadel in the old city of Acre was used as a prison in which many Arabs were imprisoned as criminals or for participating in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Around 140 prisoners were executed during the Palestinian general strike alone.

Located at 32.9237, 35.0694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Prisons in Israel

Al-Muallaq Mosque

The al-Muallaq Mosque also known as the Mosque of Dhaher al-Omar is a mosque in Acre, Israel. It is located on the site of Acre's ancient synagogue.

Located at 32.9208, 35.069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Mosques in Acre, Israel, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques

Jezzar Pasha Mosque

The Jezzar Pasha Mosque, also known as the white mosque, is located on al-Jezzar Street inside the walls of the old city of Acre, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Bosniak Ottoman governor Ahmed al-Jezzar (the butcher) Pasha.

Located at 32.9227, 35.0703 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Mosques in Acre, Israel, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire

Khan al-Umdan

Khan al-Umdan is the largest and best preserved khan in Israel. Located in the Old City of Acre, it is one of the prominent projects constructed during the rule of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha in the Ottoman era.

Located at 32.9199, 35.069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Acre, Israel, 18th-century architecture, Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures in Israel, Caravanserais in Israel and the Palestinian territories, 1784 establishments in Israel, 1784 establishments in the Ottoman Empire

Western Galilee College

Western Galilee College is a college in northern Israel within the jurisdiction of the city of Akko. It was founded in 1994 on the basis of its predecessor, the Western Galilee Regional College, which was founded in 1972.

Located at 32.9367, 35.0864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.221 miles away.
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Colleges in Israel

Napoleon Stadium

Napoleon Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Acre, Israel. It was mostly used for football matches and hosted the home games of Hapoel Acre. The capacity of the stadium was 5,000 spectators at its peak. The stadium is now used for Hapoel Acre training. The stadium was have a named of the famous general Napoleon Bonaparte.

Located at 32.9225, 35.0847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.221 miles away.
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Football venues in Israel

RAF St Jean

RAF St Jean is a former military airfield in Israel, which is located approximately 4 km east-northeast of Acre and 100 km north-northeast of Tel Aviv. When located in the British Mandate of Palestine during World War II the airfield was used as a military airfield by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces during the North African Campaign against Axis forces.

Located at 32.9424, 35.1085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.223 miles away.
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Royal Air Force stations in the Middle East, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Airports in Israel, World War II sites in Israel

Kiryat Shmuel, Haifa

Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood at the perimeter of the city of Haifa in northern Israel. The neighborhood is bounded by Kiryat Haim in the south and in the west, by Kiryat Yam in the west, and by Kiryat Motzkin in the east. It is located about one kilometer from the coast, with a train station on its border with Kiryat Motzkin. Kiryat Shmuel has a population of 5,500 (2007) consisting mostly of Orthodox Jews.

Located at 32.834, 35.0678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.216 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Haifa

Ein Nymphit

Ein Nymphit (עין נמפית, lit. Nymphit Spring) is a small nature reserve northwest of Tel Afek, south of Kfar Masaryk. It contains a perrenial spring that produces clean clear water. The water flows from the spring to Nahal Na'aman, filling some pools on the way. The spring is named for the Nymphaea caerulea that grows nearby. The reserve is 62 dunams, declared in 1968. Cyperus, Longleaf Pondweed flowers grow on the reserve, in addition to Nymphaea caerulea

Located at 32.8641, 35.106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.219 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Israel, Springs of Israel

Kiryat Haim

Kiryat Haim is one of the five Krayot suburbs located north of Haifa, Israel. In 2003, Kiryat Haim had a population of 40,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of Haifa, and lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

Located at 32.8333, 35.0667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.216 miles away.
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Kiryat Haim, Krayot

Acre Municipal Stadium

Acre Municipal Stadium, also known as the Toto Acre Stadium for sponsorship reasons. is a football stadium in Acre, Israel. It is the home ground of Hapoel Acre who is playing in the Israeli Premier League. The stadium is located at the southern entrance of town, near the Ein HaMifratz intersection. The stadium has 5,000 seats in two covered balconies, four dressing rooms, service rooms, and over 1,000 sqm of commercial space.

Located at 32.9079, 35.0861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Football venues in Israel, Sports venues completed in 2011

Or Torah Synagogue

The Or Torah or Djerba Synagogue is a Tunisian synagogue in Acre, Israel, built after the El Ghriba synagogue on Djerba. The building was erected in 1955. The building is covered with millions of mosaics inside which have been manufactured at Kibbutz Eilon. The building has 140 stained glass windows and a dome.

Located at 32.9242, 35.0766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.220 miles away.
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Synagogues in Israel, Acre, Israel, Religious buildings completed in 1955, Tunisian diaspora