The Church Quarter - Le quartier de l'église
District of Ain Ebel
Mohafazat Nabatîyé - Lebanon

Safsaf massacre

The Safsaf massacre occurred on October 29, 1948, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf in the Galilee. The village was defended by the Arab Liberation Army's Second Yarmuk Battalion. Safsaf was the first village to fall in Operation Hiram, the aim of which, according to the IDF, was to "destroy the enemy in the central Galilee 'pocket,' to take control of the whole of the Galilee and to establish a defense line on the country's northern border.

Located at 33.0111, 35.4461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Mass murder in 1948, 1948 Palestinian exodus, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Israeli war crimes, Massacres in Israel during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Massacres committed by Israel

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security, and help the Government of Lebanon restore its effective authority in the area.

Located at 33.1667, 35.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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History of Lebanon, Israeli–Lebanese conflict, United Nations operations in the Middle East, United Nations Security Council mandates, 20th century in Lebanon, 21st century in Lebanon, Lebanese Civil War, 1978 establishments in Lebanon, Military units and formations established in 1978

Toron

Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus. It was the centre of the Lordship of Toron, a seigneury within the Kingdom of Jerusalem, actually a rear-vassalage of the Principality of Galilee. The castle was built by Hugh of Falkenberg, second prince of Galilee, in 1105 to help capture Tyre. After Hugh's death it was made an independent seigneury, given to Humphrey I before 1109.

Located at 33.1957, 35.4123 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Crusader castles, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, History of Lebanon, Castles in Lebanon

Dishon

Dishon is a moshav in northern Israel, located along the border with Lebanon, between the towns of Kiryat Shmona and Safed. It is part of the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. Dishon was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Libya, and named after a nearby depopulated Palestinian village, Dayshum. The information in Tobit 1.2 suggests that it is Tishbe, the hometown of Elijah, as well as of Tobit himself.

Located at 33.0816, 35.5169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Moshavim

Kedesh

For other uses, see Cades and Qadesh. The ruins of the ancient Canaanite village of Kedesh are located within the modern Kibbutz Malkiya in Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border. Kedesh was first documented in the Book of Joshua as a Canaanite citadel that was conquered by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua.

Located at 33.1116, 35.5295 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Hebrew Bible cities, Torah cities, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Biranit

Biranit is a military base in northern Israel. It is the headquarters of the Galilee Division of the Israel Defense Forces, and is located around a kilometre from the Lebanese border between Sasa and Netu'a. The site was originally planned to become a village centre as part of Operation Sof Sof to increase Jewish presence in the Galilee in the 1960s. In 1964 a Nahal settlement was established in the area. It was civilianised in 1967, but did not become a village.

Located at 33.0581, 35.3425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Military installations of Israel, Nahal settlements, Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

Bint Jbeil

Bint Jbeil is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon. The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932.

Located at 33.1258, 35.4428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District, Israeli–Lebanese conflict

Marwahin

Marwahin (Marwāḩīn) is a town in Lebanon, on its border with Israel. During the 2006 Lebanon War, Marwahin was the site of ground exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Human Rights Watch, the villagers of Marwahin reported having problems with Hezbollah fighters and weapons infiltrating their village almost as soon as the war started. Lebanese civilian refugees from the town were first ordered to flee the area by Israeli forces.

Located at 33.1167, 35.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in the South Governorate

2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid

The 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid was a cross-border attack committed by Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants on an Israeli military patrol on 12 July 2006 on Israeli territory. Using rockets fired on several Israeli towns as a diversion; Hezbollah militants crossed from Lebanon into Israel and ambushed two Israeli Army vehicles, killing five soldiers and abducting two of the soldiers. Another four soldiers were killed in a failed rescue attempt.

Located at 33.1004, 35.3199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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2006 Lebanon War, Battles of the 2006 Lebanon War

Rachaf

Rachaf or Rshaf is a village in the Bint Jbeil District of the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon, 16 kilometres from the Israel-Lebanon border.

Located at 33.15, 35.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District

Avivim

Avivim, is an Israeli moshav (pop. 500) in the far north of Israel, in the Upper Galilee. It is located less than one kilometre (3,000 feet) from the Lebanese border, and on the land of the depopulated Shiite village of Salha. The moshav was founded in 1958, but was abandoned soon afterward. It was re-established in 1963 with immigrants from North Africa, mostly Moroccan Jews. The moshav's proximity to the Lebanese border has made it a target for terrorist attacks.

Located at 33.0892, 35.4721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Moshavim

Upper Galilee

The Upper Galilee is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit HaKerem valley and Lower Galilee in the south and the Jordan river and Hula Valley in the east.

Located at 33.0294, 35.3293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Regions of Israel, Geography of Lebanon

Merom HaGalil Regional Council

The Merom HaGalil Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950. The head of the council is Shlomo Levi.

Located at 32.9978, 35.4406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, North District (Israel), Merom HaGalil Regional Council

Bint Jbeil District

The Bint Jbeil District is a district in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Bint Jbeil.

Located at 33.1185, 35.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Bint Jbeil District

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. It is 58 kilometers long.

Located at 33.0228, 35.3253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Roads in Israel

Kerem Ben Zimra

Kerem Ben Zimra is a moshav near Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey, to whom immigrants were added from Romania and Morocco. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist and the first rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav.

Located at 33.0382, 35.4686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Moshavim, Nature reserves in Israel

Mahrouna

Mahrouna is a small agribusiness town located in the south of Lebanon. It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from Beirut the country's capital, and 18 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Tyre. Mahrouna stands at a height of 400 meter above sea level. The population is approximately 3800 inhabitant. This increases to 5000 in vacations and summer times, according to a municipal member. This peaceful quite town is rich with its green surrounding.

Located at 33.219, 35.3428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the South Governorate

Kfar Hoshen

Kfar Hoshen, formerly known as Safsufa (ספסופה), is a moshav about 4 km north of Meron in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The moshav is situated on the land of the former Palestinian village of Safsaf, whose villagers fled to Lebanon after the Safsaf massacre in October 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Bulgaria and with the support of the Moshavim Movement.

Located at 33.0123, 35.4415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Moshavim

Haddatha

Haddatha is a village in Southern Lebanon.

Located at 33.1667, 35.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District

Ein Zeitim

Ein Zeitim was a kibbutz near Safed established in 1891. It was founded by members of the Dorshei Zion (Seekers of Zion) society, a Zionist pioneer group from Minsk. Despite strong opposition by the Turkish government, the settlers managed to create farms with olive groves, orchards and dairy and poultry. Ein Zeitim was built 800m north of the Arab village Ein al-Zeitun, which had commonly been called Ein Zeitim in Hebrew and had been a mixed Arab-Jewish village during the Middle Ages.

Located at 32.9972, 35.4859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Former kibbutzim, Populated places established in 1891, Jewish villages in the Ottoman Empire, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine

Bar'am National Park

Bar'am National Park is a national park in Israel which includes a synagogue from the Talmudic period. The original name of the village in which the synagogue was found is unknown, but it is indicative of the existence of an established Jewish community in the area it was found.

Located at 33.0439, 35.4142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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National parks of Israel

Pa'ar Cave

The Pa'ar Cave, is a Karstic Sinkhole in the Upper Galilee, Israel. The cave is located between the Adir peak (part of the Meron range), and kibbutz Sasa. The sinkhole channels the water flowing from the Pa'ar stream to groundwater level.

Located at 33.031, 35.3859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Caves of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Limestone caves

Kafr Dunin

Kfar Dunin is a village in Lebanon, 102 km from the capital Beirut and 580 m from sea coast remote. Adjacent villages: Deir Kifa, Alkaline, Khirbat Silm, Der Ntar. It is considered first of villages in Bent Jbeil district of Nabatieh Governorate. Its population is 6000 people.

Located at 33.2333, 35.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate

Meron Junction Bus 361 attack

The Meron Junction Bus 361 attack was a suicide bombing which occurred on August 4, 2002 on an Egged bus in the Meron junction in northern Israel near Safed. 9 people were killed in the attack and 38 people were injured. The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Located at 32.9883, 35.4436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Mass murder in 2002, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian terrorism, Palestinian suicide bomber attacks against buses, Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002

Dalton Winery

The Dalton Winery was founded in 1995 by members of the Haruni family who moved to Israel from England. The chief winemaker is Na'ama Sorkin, who has been with Dalton since 2002. The winery releases wines under several labels, and beginning with the 2006 vintage the winery released wines under the Matatia label, destined to become the company's flagship brand, with wines released only in select vintage years as judged by the winemakers. Current production is about 850,000 bottles annually.

Located at 33.0176, 35.491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Companies established in 1995, Wineries of Israel