Safed
Safed (Hebrew: צְפַת, Tzfat; Arabic: صفد, Ṣafad) is a major city in northern Israel. It is in the Safed region of the Upper Galilee Mountains. Safed is an international center for Kabbalah study. It is one of Judaism's four holiest cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias.
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| Coordinates: 32°57′56.16″N 35°29′59.28″E / 32.9656000°N 35.4998000°ECoordinates: 32°57′56.16″N 35°29′59.28″E / 32.9656000°N 35.4998000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Tz'fat (Mehoz Tz'fat) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ilan Shohat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 30,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT)) |
| Website | www |
Located at an elevation of 900 meters (2,953 feet), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed has warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters.
Due to its pleasant climate and scenic views surrounded by pine forests, Safed has become a popular holiday resort visited by Israeli and foreign tourists.
Safed Media
The Red Mosque in Safed, 2001. It was originally built by the Mamluk sultan Baybars in 1275, and renovated or expanded by the Ottomans in 1671/72
The Mamluk mausoleum of Zawiyat Banat Hamid, originally built in 1372
Red mosque, Safed, Israel.
Hebrew book printed by Eliezer Ashkenazi in 1579
Originally built as a caravanserai by the Ottomans in the mid-1700s, the "Saraya" (house of the governor) currently serves as a community centre
Safed in 19th century
Muslim quarter of Safed circa 1908
Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Safed
Safed 2020 street map overlaid on Survey of Palestine map from 1942
Safed Survey of Palestine map from 1942
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Safed |
