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