Qiryat Shemona in Tzfat, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shmona

The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shemona Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

1. The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shemona Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

נתיב האריות — קריית שמונה

(Hebrew text not transcribed)

"The sixth lot fell to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families." (Joshua 19:32)

The Jewish People have lived here for over 3,000 years.
Donated by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation in cooperation with the Kiryat Shemona municipality

Sculptor Sam Philipe June 2023

Erected 2023 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list.

Location. 33° 11.532′ N, 35° 34.066′ E. Marker is in Qiryat Shemona, Northern District, in Tzfat. It is on Route 90, in the median. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal

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Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: What's in the reserve? (approx. 9.5 kilometers away); Tel Dan Nature Reserve (approx. 9.5 kilometers away); Entrance gate to Dan (approx. 10 kilometers away); Entrance Gate (approx. 10 kilometers away); a different marker also named Tel Dan Nature Reserve (approx. 10.1 kilometers away); The Abraham Gate (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); The Canaanite Gate (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); The Temple of Augustus (approx. 13.4 kilometers away).

Regarding The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shmona. The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shemona is another of the historical cultural tourism series.

Also see . . .
1. Kiryat Shmona Today. City Located near the Lebanese border.

Kiryat Shmona (Hebrew: קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, lit. Town of the Eight) is a city in the
Photographed by Jerry Klinger

2. The Lion's Trail - Kiryat Shemona Marker
Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, including Joseph Trumpeldor, who died in 1920 in the Battle of Tel Hai.

(Submitted on February 4, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

2. Profile of the Region of Galilee - History, Geography, Religion.

The region of Galilee changed hands a number of times over the centuries: Egyptian, Assyrian, Canaanite, and Israelite. Along with Judea and Perea, it constituted Herod the Great’s Judean rule.

(Submitted on February 4, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Genesis 49:9 ► Judah is a young lion--my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouche image. Click for more information.

circa October 2023

3. Genesis 49:9 ► Judah is a young lion--my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouche

The Kiryat Shemona Lion has become a local site of memorial and memory after the October 7 Gaza Kibbutzim attacks that began a war none wanted.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.