Hurfeish (Ḥurfeish)
Hurfeish (حرفيش; חֻרְפֵישׁ; lit. "milk thistle" or possibly from "snake" ) is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of.
The town is situated on an ancient site, where mosaics and Greek inscriptions have been excavated.
In the Crusader era, Hurfeish was known as Horfeis, Hourfex, Orpheis, or Orfeis. In 1183 it was part of an estate sold from Geoffrey le Tor to Count Jocelyn III. In 1220 Jocelyn III´s daughter Beatrix de Courtenay and her husband Otto von Botenlauben, Count of Henneberg, sold the estate to the Teutonic Knights. It was listed as still belonging to the Teutonic Knights in 1226.
The town is situated on an ancient site, where mosaics and Greek inscriptions have been excavated.
In the Crusader era, Hurfeish was known as Horfeis, Hourfex, Orpheis, or Orfeis. In 1183 it was part of an estate sold from Geoffrey le Tor to Count Jocelyn III. In 1220 Jocelyn III´s daughter Beatrix de Courtenay and her husband Otto von Botenlauben, Count of Henneberg, sold the estate to the Teutonic Knights. It was listed as still belonging to the Teutonic Knights in 1226.
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Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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ILS | Israeli new shekel | ₪ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
EN | English language |
HE | Hebrew language |