Safed: facts

At a glance

• Country: Israel
• Region: Northern District
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 36,094
• Coordinates: 32.9646° N, 35.4960° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jerusalem (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Shekel (ILS)

Getting there

• Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport (HFA): 46 km (28 mi), straight line
• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY, Lebanon): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Damascus International Airport (DAM, Syria): 107 km (67 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rosh Pinna: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
• KfarHoshen: 7.6 km (4.7 mi)
• Tuba Zangariya: 9.1 km (5.6 mi)
• Matte `Oz: 11 km (7 mi)
• Maghar: 12 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tyre, 44 km (28 mi)