Tzahar - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Tzahar region is part of Galilee

Galilee

Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...

, in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Its name is an acronym for the three cities it contains: Safed

Safed

Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...

(Tzfat), Hazor HaGelilit

Hazor HaGelilit

Hatzor HaGlilit is a town in northern Israel near Rosh Pina and Safed. In 2008, Hatzor HaGlilit had a population of 8,700. It is named for the nearby biblical site of Tel Hazor.-History:...

and Rosh Pinna

Rosh Pinna

Rosh Pinna is a town of approximately 2,500 people located in the Upper Galilee on the eastern slopes of Mount Kna'anin, the Northern District of Israel. The town was founded in 1882 by thirty immigrant families from Romania, making it one of the oldest Zionist settlements in Israel...

. The population of the region is almost entirely Jewish and numbers 40,000.

It is twinned with West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

, USA

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