Afek
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Afek or Aphik (Hebrew: אֲפֵק) may refer to:
Places in the biblical Land of Israel
[edit]- Aphek (biblical) refers to a number of sites with the same name mentioned in the Bible
- Aphik (Asher) one of the biblical sites belonging to the Tribe of Asher
- Aphaca, a city in classical Syria believed by some to be the Asherite city:
- Afka, a modern town at the site in Lebanon
- Tel Afek, a site located near Haifa believed by some to be the Asherite city
- Afek, Israel, a kibbutz located at the tell near Haifa
- Aphaca, a city in classical Syria believed by some to be the Asherite city:
- Another site known as Tel Afek, classical Antipatris, near Petah Tikva and Rosh HaAyin
- Migdal Afek, Latin name Aphek Turris, also near Rosh HaAyin
- A site in the Golan Heights:
- Fiq, Syria, a former Syrian village
- Afik, a current Israeli settlement and kibbutz there
- Fiq Airfield, a small civilian airfield near the settlement/kibbutz
- Afikim, a kibbutz in the Galilee nearby, but unrelated to the Golan Heights site
Other uses
[edit]- Afek (surname), Hebrew-language surname
- Afek (mythology), a cultural heroine in some Papuan groups' mythology
- Afek Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of Genie Energy Ltd. and controls Genie Energy Ltd.'s oil and gas exploratory project in Northern Israel, including the Golan Heights region
- Battle of Aphek, in which the Philistines defeated the Israelite army and captured the Ark of the Covenant
See also
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