Nahf
Nahf
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Náḥep |
| • Also spelled | Nahef (official) Naḥf (unofficial) |
| Coordinates: 32°55′54″N 35°19′11″E / 32.93167°N 35.31972°E | |
| Grid position | 179/260 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,077 dunams (6.077 km2 or 2.346 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 13,717 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.8% |
| • Jews and others | 0.2% |
Nahf (Arabic: نحف, Naḥf or Nahef; Hebrew: נַחְף) is an Arab town in the Northern District of Israel. It is located in between the lower and upper Galilee, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Acre. In 2022 it had a population of 13,717. Archaeologists believe that the area was an important center for viticulture in the Hellenistic period and possibly the Early Bronze Age IB period (ca. 3100 BC).