Beit Jann

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Beit Jann is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Beit Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. In 2019 it had a population of 12,001. ()

Local name: בית ג'ן Population: 10 thous. (2020)Area: 1.96 mi²Coordinates: 32°57'55"N, 35°22'46"E

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Beit Jann – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Meron, Jish, The Hope, Peki'in Synagogue.

3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lookout
Mount Meron, Upper Galilee
77 min walk • Mount Meron is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve.
5.5 miNE
City, Archaeological site
Jish, Upper Galilee
141 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.
5.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Hope, Karmiel
138 min walk • The Hope is a sculpture by Nicky Imber depicting a woman proudly raising her child to the sky symbolically heralding a new generation.
2.7 miW
Synagogue
Peki'in Synagogue
69 min walk • The Peki’in Synagogue, is a synagogue located in the centre of Peki'in, Northern Israel. The current building was erected in 1873, on the site of older ones.
5.8 miN
Synagogue
Bar'am National Park
148 min walk • Bar'am National Park is a national park in Israel, between kibbutz Sasa and moshav Dovev, near the Lebanese border. On the grounds of the park is a synagogue from the Talmudic period.
5.9 miN
Archaeological site
Kafr Bir'im
152 min walk • Kafr Bir'im, also Kefr Berem, was a former village in Mandatory Palestine, located in modern-day northern Israel, 4 kilometers south of the Lebanese border and 11.5 kilometers northwest of Safed. The village was situated 750 meters above sea level.
5.1 miSW
Valley
Beit HaKerem Valley, Karmiel
131 min walk • Beit HaKerem Valley, also known as al-Shaghur, is a valley in the Galilee region in northern Israel. The valley is the dividing feature between the Upper Galilee featuring relatively high mountains and the Lower Galilee to the south, with lower mountains.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Pa'ar Cave
116 min walk • Pa'ar Cave is a karstic sinkhole in the Upper Galilee, Israel.
4.5 miSE
Neighbourhood, Hotel
Amirim
116 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.
3.3 miSE
Prehistoric site
Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb
83 min walk • Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jethro's Cairn is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of a crescent shaped heap of field stones, located some 15 kilometers from the Sea of Galilee on a fairly inaccessible hillside below Parod in Northern Israel.
3.1 miW
Town
Peki'in
80 min walk • Peki'in or Buqei'a, is a Druze/Arab town with local council status in Israel's Northern District. It is located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee. In 2019 it had a population of 5,893.

Beit Jann

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Beit Jann – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)