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Qiryat Shemona Destination Guide

Explore Qiryat Shemona in Israel

Qiryat Shemona in the region of Northern District with its 22,035 inhabitants is a town in Israel - some 259 mi or ( 416 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Qiryat Shemona is now 12:22 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Amman, and Tyre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qiryat Shemona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kfar Blum . Pathway along the Jordan river

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Cable car evacuation

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Interesting facts about this location

Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium

The Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium is a football stadium in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. It is home to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Opened in 1989, the stadium has undergone extensive renovations as the club has climbed from the regional leagues to the Premier League. New plastic seats replaced concrete ones, the pitch was relaid, broadcast facilities built and floodlights erected.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.21 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Football venues in Israel, Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C., Sports venues completed in 1989

Kiryat Shmona Airport

Kiryat Shmona Airport is a public Israeli airport located 2 km east of the northern town of Kiryat Shmona. Its history, based on lack of economic viability and local political differences, has seen various closures and reopenings. Arkia handled domestic flights until end of 2003, when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic.

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Located at 33.22 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Israel

Galilee Panhandle

The Galilee Panhandle (Hebrew: אצבע הגליל‎, Etzba HaGalil is a panhandle along the Hula Valley in northern Israel that incorporates five municipal authorities. Towns in the Galilee panhandle include Metula and Kiryat Shmona.

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Located at 33.20 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Regions of Israel

Beit Hillel

This article is about the moshav. For the school of Jewish law, see House of Hillel. Beit Hillel is a moshav for a group of workers in the tower and stockade settlements in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. It is located on the west bank of Nahal Snir, about 5 km from Kiryat Shmona. The moshav is named after Dr. Hillel Yaffe, a doctor who immigrated to Israel during the Second Aliyah.

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Located at 33.21 35.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Moshavim

Tel Hai

Tel Hai is a name of a former Jewish settlement in northern Israel, the site of an early battle in the Arab–Israeli conflict, and of a noted monument, tourist attraction, and a college. It is currently part of kibbutz Kfar Giladi.

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Located at 33.24 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1926 disestablishments, Monuments and memorials in Israel, Populated places established in 1905, Villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Qiryat Shemona