What is Safed?
{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Safed |native_name = {{Hebrew|צְפַת}} <small>([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]])</small><br/>{{lang|ar|صفد}} <small>([[Arabic language|Arabic]])</small> |nickname = |settlement_type = City |image_skyline = Safed 2009.jpg |imagesize = 265px |image_caption = |image_shield = Coat of arms of Safed.svg |shield_size = 80px |shield_link = Tzfat Coat of Arms.jpg |subdivision_type1 = Country |subdivision_name1 = [[Israel]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Tz'fat (''Mehoz Tz'fat'') |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Ilan Shohat |established_title = |established_date = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 63.7 |population_as_of = 2008 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 30,100 |timezone = Israel Standard Time (IST) |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = Israel Summer Time (IDT) |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates={{coord|32|57|56.16|N|35|29|59.28|E|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 900 |area_code = +972 (Israel) |website = {{url|http://www.zefat.muni.il/}} {{in lang|he}} }} '''Safed''' ({{lang-he-n|צְפַת}}, ''Tzfat''; {{lang-ar|صفد}}, ''Ṣafad'') is a major city in northern [[Israel]]. It is in the Safed region of the [[Upper Galilee]] Mountains. Safed is an international center for [[Kabbalah]] study. It is one of [[Judaism]]'s four holiest cities, along with [[Jerusalem]], [[Hebron]] and [[Tiberias]]. Located at an [[elevation]] of 900 meters (2,953 feet), Safed is the highest city in the [[Galilee]] and in Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed has warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters. Due to its pleasant climate and scenic views surrounded by [[pine]] [[forest]]s, Safed has become a popular holiday resort vi