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Route 866 (Israel) ...
Route 866 is a north-south regional highway in northern Israel. It begins at Hananya junction with Highway 85 in the south and ends at Meron junction with Highway 89 in the north. Description of the route * At 0 km, the route begins at Hananya junction with Highway 85 near Kfar Hananya. * At 2 km, an access road turns west into Ein el-Asad. * At 3 km, an access road turns east into Parod. * At 4 km, an access road turns east into Amirim. * At 4 km, an access road turns west into Shefer and Hemdat Yamim. * At 6 km, a road turns east into Kfar Shamai. * At 10 km, the road ends in Meron at Meron junction with Highway 89. See also *List of Israeli highways *Route 864 (Israel) {{Transportation in Israel 866 __NOTOC__ Year 866 ( DCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 89 (Israel)
Highway 89 is a major east–west highway in the Upper Galilee and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It begins in the west in Nahariya and continues east to Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Safed, Hatzor HaGlilit and Rosh Pina, crossing the entire Galilee. It is 58 kilometers long The route begins in the west at Nahariya junction with Highway 4 and continues east past a number of moshavim, kibbutzim and villages until it reaches Ma'alot-Tarshiha. Afterward the road continues to Meron mountain, where it turns south toward Safed and passes south of the city. It continues east toward its eastern terminus, a junction with Highway 90 at Elifelet See also *List of highways in Israel This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas. There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of ... Driving on the highway from west to east(video) {{coord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meron (village)
Meron ( he, מֵירוֹן, ''Meron'') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Meron is most famous for the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and is the site of annual mass public commemoration of Lag Ba'Omer. The association of Meron with the ancient Canaanite city of ''Merom'' or ''Maroma'' is generally accepted by archaeologists. According to Avraham Negev, by the Second Temple period, Merom was known as Meron. Meron is mentioned in the Bible as the site of Joshua's victory over the Canaanite kings. In the 12th century, Benjamin de Tudela visited Meron and described a cave with tombs, believed to hold the remains of Hillel, Shammai, and "twenty of their disciples and other Rabbis". In 1931, Meron consisted of an Arab and Jewish quarter (see Meiron). The current town was founded by the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement in 1949 on the ruins of the depopu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 85 (Israel)
Highway 85 is an east-west highway in Northern Israel. It is one of the most important roads through the Galilee, connecting the western Galilee with the Eastern Galilee. The road begins in Akko on the west coast of Israel and ends in the east just north of Lake Kinneret. The road begins at Highway 4 in Akko in the west, and ends at Amiad junction at Highway 90 near Korzim in the east. It is 37 km long. The route from Akko to Hananya junction has been used for transportation since ancient times and passes through the Beit HaKerem valley. Junctions and Interchanges on the highway * Akko * Tel Akko junction with * Akko east junction with Highway 4 (Israel) * Kfar Yassif junction with highway 70 * Ahihud junction with highway 70 There are plans to replace the two junctions at Ahihud and Kfar Yasif with one interchange. * Tzurit-Gilon * Majdal Krum * Bi'ana junction * Karmiel west junction with route 784 (Israel) The Junction karmiel west will be Interchange * Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occupations outside Africa and was among the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was inhabited by the Canaanites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Hananya
Kfar Hananya ( he, כְּפַר חֲנַנְיָה) is a community settlement in the Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . The village marks the border between the historic Upper and Lower Galilee regions. Lower Galilee is defined in the Mishnah (Shevi'it 9:2) as the area south of Kfar Hananya where the Sycamore Fig tree grows (Ficus sycomorus). Name The village is named after the ancient village of the same name, a little further to its north, which is mentioned in the Mishnah (now a ruin; see below at Landmarks). History Background Roman and Byzantine Kfar Hanania Ancient Kfar Hananya was a Jewish village during the period of Roman and Byzantine rule in the Galilee. It was a center of pottery production in the Galilee and most of the cooking ware in the Galilee between the 1st century BCE and the beginning of the 5th century CE was produced there. It is mentioned for its pottery production in Rabbinic lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ein El-Asad
Ein al-Asad ( ar, عين الأسد "the lion's spring", he, עין אל-אסד) is a Druze village in northern Israel. Located near Maghar in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. As of it had a population of . History The community was founded in the mid to late 19th century by Druze from nearby Beit Jann, who were later joined by Druze migrants from Lebanon and Jabal al-Druze in Syria. It was named after an eponymous wellspring outside the village. British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Ein al-Asad had a population of 48, of whom 47 were Druze and one a Christian,Barron, 1923, p 36/ref> increasing in the 1931 census to 81; 80 Druze and one Christian and a total of 18 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 100 In the 1945 statistics, the population of Ein al-Asad together with Beit Jann was 1,640, all classified as "others" (meaning Druze, 120 of which were indicated as being in Ein al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parod
Parod ( he, פָּרוֹד) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The community was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Hungary, on land previously belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Farradiyya. The kibbutz was initially named "Gardosh" (from Hungarian "Gárdos") to honor József Gárdos, a Hashomer Hatzair activist and member of the founding nucleus, who was successful at organising the escape of fellow Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe throughout the war, survived the Holocaust but died of illness in 1945, soon after liberation. However, it was later renamed Parod after an ancient Jewish community mentioned once in the Babylonian Talmud, probably located at the site of Farradiyya. The name, which means "separated," might also hint at the community's location on the border between the Upper and Lower Galilee. Located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amirim
Amirim ( he, אֲמִירִים, ''lit.'' Treetops) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located 550 metres above sea level on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, it embraces organic farming and vegetarianism. In it had a population of . History Early attempts by Moroccan Jewish immigrants to establish a settlement in the 1950s were not successful. The original name was ''Shefa Bet.'' In 1958, a group of people of various backgrounds banded together to create a moshav based on a vegetarian, vegan, and organic lifestyle and ideology. The founders of Amirim were among the pioneers of the vegetarian movement in Israel. A group of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventist families under the leadership of Ben and Lois Roden moved to Amirim in 1958 and established "The Branch Organic Agricultural Association," which encouraged organic agriculture. They had difficulties in cooperating with the requirements of the moshav, however, causing friction with other residents, and the group soon m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shefer
Shefer ( he, שֶׁפֶר, ''lit.'' beauty) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1950 as a work village for immigrants to Israel from Yemen on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Farradiyya. After the founders abandoned it, a new moshav was founded in the same location by immigrants from North Africa. The name "Shefer" is borrowed from the blessing Jacob bestowed on Naftali in the Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, ( "In the beginning") ... (49:21). References {{Merom HaGalil Regional Council Moshavim Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel Populated places established i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemdat Yamim
Hemdat Yamim is a book dealing with Jewish customs and laws (particularly of Jewish holidays), including many musar exhortations. It is based on kabbalah in general, and the kabbalah of the Ari in particular. The book was first published by Israel Yaakov Algazi in Izmir in about 1731. The question of the authorship and nature of the book - whether early or late, whether or not the author was a Sabbatean - were once in dispute, and as a result also the attitude towards customs recorded in the book. Sabbateanism and the book Sabbatai Zevi died 54 years before the publication of ''Hemdat Yamim''. The book included songs with the acrostic " Natan HaAzati", as well as statements known to be attributed to Sabbateans. Today, it is agreed by academic scholars that the book consists of a collection, most of which is derived from kabbalistic writings from the Ari's school or other customs and laws which are not sourced on Sabbateanism, from a variety of periods and sources, while omitti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfar Shamai
Kfar Shamai ( he, כפר שמאי) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, about west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen, built over the Palestinian village of al-Sammu'i that was Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel, depopulated during the 1948 war.''Yalqut Teiman'', Yosef Tobi and Shalom Seri (editors), Tel-Aviv 2000, p. 131, s.v. כפר שמאי (Hebrew) Most of these immigrants have stayed, as of 2006, and over the years immigrants from Romania and Morocco joined them. Today, the moshav houses a museum for the preservation of local history, since its establishment. The name "Kfar Shamai" is based on Shammai, Shammai the Elder, who was the partner of Hillel the Elder. According to Jewish tradition, Shammai was buried in Har Meron or in "Shammai Hill" near the community. References {{Merom HaGalil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Israeli Highways
This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, because the Israeli administration maintains them in these areas. There are 48 designated Israeli highways. Most of these are open-access arterial expressways, which may be entered from ordinary junctions. Some are limited-access freeways, which may be entered from interchanges. Six highways are freeways, six are partially limited-access freeways and partially expressways, and the other 35 are expressways. There is only one three-digit road in the country classified as a freeway, Route 431. Highway 6, the Trans-Israel Highway, is the only toll road. Two of the expressways ( Highway 57 and Highway 60) are divided into several separate sections as a result of an IDF decree forbidding Israelis from traveling on certain stretches of these highways (see Notes below). 1–99 100–999 * Route 109 * Route 171 * Route 204 * Route 211 * Route 222 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
