Safed

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Safed is a historic hilltop city in northern Israel renowned as one of Judaism’s four holy cities and a major center of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
holy city in Judaism
regional center
associatedWithPerson Isaac Luria
Joseph Karo
Moshe Cordovero
climate Mediterranean climate
country Israel
demographics Jewish majority
economy arts and crafts
religious pilgrimage
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2,953 feet
approximately 900 meters
feature narrow stone alleyways
panoramic views of Galilee
stone houses
governingBody Safed Municipality
hasCulturalEvent Klezmer music festival
hasCulturalSite Artists’ Quarter of Safed
hasReligiousInstitution Abuhav Synagogue
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
Yosef Caro Synagogue
historicalEraOfProminence 16th century
historicalRole center of Kabbalistic scholarship in the 16th century
knownFor Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah
artists’ quarter
historic Old City
religious study
synagogues
languageUsed Arabic
Hebrew
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInRegion Galilee
Upper Galilee
locatedNear Meron mountain range
Sea of Galilee
locatedOnTerrainFeature hilltop
partOf four holy cities of Judaism
religiousSignificance major center of Jewish mysticism
one of Judaism’s four holy cities
religiousTradition Judaism
sharesStatusWith Hebron
Jerusalem
Tiberias
tourismType heritage tourism
religious tourism


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