ancient ruins
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A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Northern District, Israel · Asia
Yirkā is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Yanuah Jat, 18km from Rosh HaNikra Grottoes.
Yirkā is a town located in Northern District, Israel. With a population of 17,171, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Yirkā 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 Yirkā to your route.
Yarka, officially Yirka (Hebrew: יִרְכָּא, Arabic: يركا), is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with small Muslim (1.0%) and Christian (0.1%) minorities.
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Yirkā is located in Northern District, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 32.9543 latitude, 35.2120 longitude.
Yirkā has a population of approximately 17,171 people, making it a town in Israel.
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ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Sea-carved tunnels running 200m through white chalk cliffs on the Lebanese border, reached by a cable car advertised as the world's steepest at a 60-degree gradient. The water inside glows electric blue.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
31 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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