Safed

Safed (, Tzfat; , Ṣafad, Ashkenazi: Tzfas; Biblical: Ṣ'fath), is a ceety in the Northren Destrict o Israel. Locatit at an elevation o 900 metres (2,953 ft), Safed is the heichest ceety in the Galilee an o Israel.Jewish Virtual Library Article: Safed Due tae its heich elevation, Safed experiences warm simmers an cauld, often snowy, winters. Since the sixteenth century, Safed haes been considered ane o Judaism's Fower Holy Ceeties, alang wi Jerusalem, Hebron an Tiberias;Jewish Encyclopedia: Tiberias syne that time, the ceety haes remained a centre of Kabbalah (forby kent as Jewish mysticism).

Due tae its bonnie settin surroondit bi pine forests an its mild mid-year temperatures, Safed haes become a simmer holiday resort frequentit bi Israelis an foreign visitors alike.

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Category:History o Israel
Category:Haly ceeties
Category:Ceeties in Northren Destrict (Israel)
Category:Jewish pilgrimage steids
Category:Castles an fortifications o the Kinrick o Jerusalem
Category:Auncient Jewish settlements o Galilee
Category:Fower Haly Ceeties
Category:Castles an fortifications o the Knichts Templar