>>Tragic. Are Zafed and Safed the same? If so, the history is amazing:
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safed
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>>(Not sure of the accuracy given the source for wikipedia information)
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>I've been to Zfat (Safed) once long ago (1969). Very interesting place. The description seems accurate to me. A lot of history there!

We've been in February 2006. Yes, this is one of the greatest cities to see.