Zikhron Ya‘aqov
in Haifa District, Israel
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Haifa International Airport (18 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (33 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (39 mi)
- Ben Ya'akov Airport (46 mi)
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (58 mi)
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Amman-Marka International Airport (73 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (84 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (89 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (89 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (92 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 59 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Miẕpé Ilan (observation point, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.566 and 34.956 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 33' 59" and E 34° 57' 22"
- 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: 05:45 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 4:38 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Zikhron Ya‘aqov
Zikhron Ya‘aqov in Haifa District is a city located in Israel about 57 mi (or 92 km) north of Jerusalem, the country's capital town.
Current time in Zikhron Ya‘aqov is now 05:45 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Zikhron Ya‘aqov, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Haifa International Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 28 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 12 km), North. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Haifa, Nazareth, Karney Shomron, Tel Aviv and Ramla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Elma Arts Complex Luxury Hotel
Kibbutz Dor Holiday Village
Eden Inn
Beit Maimon
Dan Caesarea
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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.
Kebara Cave
Kebara Cave is an Israeli limestone cave locality of the Wadi Kebara, situated at 60 - 65 metres ASL on the western escarpment of the Carmel Range, some 10km north-east of Caesarea. The cave was inhabited between 60,000 - 48,000 BP and is famous for its excavated finds of hominid remains, made under the direction of Professor Ofer Bar-Yosef.
Carmel Winery
Carmel Winery is a vineyard and winery in Israel. Founded in 1882 by Edmond James de Rothschild, its products are exported to over 40 countries. It is the largest winery in Israel, with a local market share of almost 50%.
Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue, Zikhron Ya'akov
Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue located in Zikhron Ya'akov, a town in the Haifa District of Israel, was established in 1866 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. Rothschild commissioned the construction the synagogue in memory of his father Jacob Mayer de Rothschild. It was completed in 1884. Its name, Ohel Yaakov, means "Tent of Jacob" and alludes to the biblical Jacob, who "dwelled in tents" according to Genesis 25:27.
Nahal Taninim
Nahal Taninim is a river in Israel, originating near Ramot Menashe and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea south of Ma'agan Michael. The Arabic name for this river is Wadi a-Zarka. The area of the basin and its tributaries is about 200 square kilometers, including the Taninim, Ada, Barkan, Alona and Mishmarot streams. Nahal Taninim is the cleanest of Israel’s coastal rivers.
Meir Shfeya
Meir Shfeya is a youth village and agricultural boarding school in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2006 it had a student population of 300.
Ramat HaNadiv
Ramat HaNadiv is a nature park and gardens in northern Israel, covering 4.5 kilometers at the southern end of Mount Carmel between Zichron Ya'akov to the north and Binyamina to the south. The Jewish National Fund planted pine and cypress groves in most of the area.
Coastal railway line, Israel
The Coastal railway line is a mainline railway in Israel, which begins just south of the Lebanon-Israel border on the Mediterranean coast, near the town of Nahariya in Northern Israel and currently ends in Tel Aviv; by 2013 it will be linked to the existing Ashdod Railway Station south of Tel Aviv, forming one continuous railway line along the entire Mediterranean coast of Israel all the way to the border with the Gaza Strip in the south.
Tishbi Winery
The Tishbi Winery, located in Binyamina, is Israel's sixth largest with production of about 1 million bottles of wine annually. Its wines are sold in 25 countries. The Tishbi family was commissioned by Baron Edmond de Rothschild to plant the first modern vineyard in Israel. In 1984 Jonathan Tishbi founded the Tishbi winery.
These districts belong to Zikhron Ya‘aqov.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Zikhron Ya‘aqov.
- Giv`at `Eden
- Newe Avot
- Shayit Ve-Kayit
- Shekhunat Nahaliel
- Newe Hayyim
- Shekhunat Weizman
- Shekhunat Bialik
- Giv`at Olga
- Kefar Brandeis
- Elro'i
- Qiryat `Amal
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Zikhron Ya‘aqov.
- Haifa
- Nazareth
- Karney Shomron
- Tel Aviv
- Ramla
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- Bent Jbail
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- Tyre
Al Butayhah- Kafr Asad
- Dayr `Alla
- At Tayyibah
- Fiq
- Kufrinjah
- `Irjan
- 'Ajlun
- Jerusalem
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- Jericho
- As Subayhi
- Burma
- `Allan
- As Salt
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Yarqa
- Al Khushniyah
- Nabatiye et Tahta
- Al Fuhays
- Marjayoun
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Zikeron Ya‘akob, Zicron Jacob, Zamarin, Zammārīn, Zikhron Ya‘aqov, Zikhron Ya'akov, זכרון יעקב
