Rosh Pinna

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Rosh Pina or Rosh Pinna is a town and local council in the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'an in the Northern District of Israel. It was established as Gei Oni in 1878 by local Jews from Safed but was abandoned. In 1882, thirty Jewish families who had immigrated from Romania reestablished the settlement as a moshavah called Rosh Pinna. The town is one of the oldest Zionist settlements in Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 3,148. ()

Local name: ראש פינה Founded: 1878 (146 years ago)Population: 2.9 thous.Area: 6.78 mi²Coordinates: 32°58'12"N, 35°32'32"E

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Nearby attractions include: Tel Hazor, Domus Galilaeae, Jish, Birya Fortress.

3.6 miNE
Archeological site of an ancient city
Tel Hazor, Kursi, Sea of Galilee
93 min walk • Tel Hazor, also Chatsôr, translated in LXX as Hasōr, identified at Tell Waqqas / Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in Israel, Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, in the northern Korazim Plateau.
4.7 miS
Church
Domus Galilaeae, Tiberias
121 min walk • Nestled atop the Mount of Beatitudes, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Domus Galilaeae or "House of Galilee" stands as a beacon of faith in the city of Tiberias, Israel. This modern church and retreat center, inaugurated in the year 2000, is a significant site for...
6.6 miNW
City, Archaeological site
Jish, Upper Galilee
169 min walk • Jish is a local council in Upper Galilee, located on the northeastern slopes of Mount Meron, 13 kilometres north of Safed, in Israel's Northern District. In 2019 it had a population of 3,105, which is predominantly Maronite Catholic and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians, with a Sunni Muslim Arab minority.
2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Birya Fortress
62 min walk • Birya Fortress is a fortress built during the British Mandate near Birya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
2.9 miW
Synagogue
Abuhav synagogue, Safed
75 min walk • Nestled in the mystical city of Safed, Israel, the Abuhav Synagogue stands as a beacon of spiritual heritage and architectural beauty. This historic synagogue is one of the oldest and most significant in the city, which is renowned for its ancient synagogues and as a...
4.2 miS
Village, Archaeological site
Chorazin
109 min walk • Chorazin or Korazim was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. It stood on the Korazim Plateau in the Upper Galilee on a hill above the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 mi from Capernaum in what is now the territory of modern Israel.
3.5 miS
Archaeological site
Jubb Yussef
90 min walk • Jubb Yussef, also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in the Galilee, Israel. It is believed by Muslims to be the site of the pit in Dothan, into which the Biblical figure Joseph was cast into by his brothers and later sold to a caravan of Midianites on its way to Egypt.
3.2 miW
Synagogue
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue, Safed
82 min walk • The Ashkenazi Ari Synagogue, located in Safed, Israel, was built in memory of Rabbi Isaac Luria, who was known by the Hebrew acronym "the ARI".
5.8 miSW
Neighbourhood, Hotel
Amirim
148 min walk • Amirim 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 2019 it had a population of 866.
2.8 miW
32°58'1"N • 35°29'36"E
Sheva Chayas Gallery hglryh sl sb hyh, Safed
73 min walk • Literary, art and music tours, Art gallery, Shopping
2.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Nabratein synagogue
54 min walk • The Nabratein synagogue is an ancient synagogue and archaeological site in the upper Galilee region of the Northern District of Israel, located in a pine forest northeast of Safed.