Afek

Afek (Hebrew: אֲפֵק‎) is a Hebrew word that can refer to a number of places in the biblical Land of Israel.

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, a modern village located at the Tel near Haifa.
Another site known as Tel Afek or Antipatris, near Petah Tikva and Rosh HaAyin.
Migdal Afek, also near Rosh HaAyin Majdal Yaba
Aphek Turris also refers to Majdal Yaba
A site in the Golan Heights.
- Fiq, Syria, a former Syrian village at the Tel.
- Afik, a current Israeli settlement and kibbutz at the Tel.
- Fiq Airfield, a small civilian airfield near the settlement/kibbutz.
Afikim, a kibbutz in the Galilee nearby, but unrelated to the Golan Heights site.

Also Afek (mythology), a cultural heroine in some Papuan groups' mythology (e.g. the Urapmin people)

See also