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Safed
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| Ebreu transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | Çpat | |
| • Transleet. | Tz'fat | |
| • An aa spelled | Tsfat, Tzefat, Zfat, Ẕefat (offeecial) | |
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  Safed | ||
| Coordinates: 32°57′57″N 35°29′54″E / 32.96583°N 35.49833°ECoordinates: 32°57′57″N 35°29′54″E / 32.96583°N 35.49833°E | ||
| Destrict | Northren | |
| Foondit | Canaanite age | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Teep | Ceety | |
| • Mayor | Ilan Shohat | |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) | |
| Population (2015)[1] | ||
| • Tot | 33,358 | |
Safed (Ebreu: צְפַת, Tzfat; Arabic: صفد, Ṣafad, Ashkenazi: Tzfas; Biblical: Ṣ'fath), is a ceety in the Northren Destrict o Israel. Locatit at an elevation o 900 metres (2,953 ft), Safed is the heichest ceety in the Galilee an o Israel.[2] Due tae its heich elevation, Safed experiences warm simmers an cauld, often snowy, winters.[3] Since the sixteenth century, Safed haes been considered ane o Judaism's Fower Holy Ceeties, alang wi Jerusalem, Hebron an Tiberias;[4] syne that time, the ceety haes remained a centre of Kabbalah, an aa kent as Jewish mysticism.
Due tae its bonnie settin surroondit bi pine forests an its mild mid-year temperatures, Safed haes become a simmer holiday resort frequentit bi Israelis an foreign visitors alike.[5]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Jewish Virtual Library Article: Safed
- ↑ Vilnay, Zev (1972). "Tsefat". A Guide to Israel. Jerusalem, Israel: HaMakor Press. pp. 522–532.
- ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia: Tiberias
- ↑ Planetware Safed Tourism
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