ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Haifa, Israel · Asia
Jisr ez Zarqā is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, 5km from Caesarea Maritima.
Jisr ez Zarqā is a town located in Haifa, Israel. With a population of 14,930, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Jisr ez Zarqā sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Jisr ez Zarqā to your route.
Jisr az-Zarqa (Arabic: جِسْر الزَّرْقَاء lit. The blue bridge, Hebrew: גִ'סְר א-זַּרְקָא; often shortened as Jisr) is an Israeli Arab town on Israel's northern Mediterranean coastal plain. Located just north of Caesarea within the Haifa District, it achieved local council status in 1963. According to the CentralRead more
Bureau of Statistics (CBS) the town had a population of 13,689 in 2014, living on 1,500 dunams (1.5 km2) of coastal land. 80% of residents reportedly live below the poverty line. The name Jisr az-Zarqa is a reference to Taninim Stream, which is known in Arabic as the "Blue Wadi" (Wadi az-Zarka). The mayor is Morad Ammash.
Jisr az-Zarqa is the only Arab-majority town in Israel located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the only suriviving Palestinian village inhabited primarily by Ghawarina, or Marsh Arabs.
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Jisr ez Zarqā is located in Haifa, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 32.5368 latitude, 34.9127 longitude.
Jisr ez Zarqā has a population of approximately 14,930 people, making it a town in Israel.
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ancient ruins
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
5 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest port cities in the world with 4,000 years of history, now an artists' quarter with galleries, restaurants, and views of Tel Aviv's skyline.
56 km · about 65 min drive
restaurant
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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