Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ,; Arabic: بيت شيمش; Latin: Bethsames, Beth Shamesh or Bethshamesh in English translations of the Hebrew Bible) is a city located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of 94,100 in 2013. The history of Beit Shemesh goes back to pre-biblical times.
Population: 67,100
Latitude: 31° 43' 50.59" N
Longitude: 34° 59' 34.55" E
The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (JIIS) is an independent policy think tank located in the heart of Jerusalem, Israel. The Institute conducts policy studies on Jerusalem, innovation policy (R&D), environmental policy and the management of …
Givat HaMatos (Hebrew: גבעת המטוס) is a settlement which hosted Ethiopian Jewish and Russian immigrants in caravans. It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by Talpiot in the north, Gilo in the south, and Beit Safafa in the west.
The Ades Synagogue, (Hebrew: בית הכנסת עדס), also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. It is considered to be the center of Sy…
Zikhron Moshe (Hebrew: זיכרון משה, lit. Memorial for Moshe) is a Haredi neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel. Zikhron Moshe was founded in 1905. It is located between Meah Shearim and Geula. The first inhabitants were secular teachers.
Yoav Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית יואב, Mo'atza Azorit Yoav) is a regional council in the South District of Israel. It is located near the cities of Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon.
Shmuel HaNavi (Hebrew: שיכון שמואל הנביא, Shikun Shmuel HaNavi, lit. "Samuel the Prophet neighborhood") is a neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Sanhedria Cemetery to the north, Maalot Dafna to the east, Arzei HaBira to t…
Romema (Hebrew: רוממה) (lit. Uplifted) is a neighbourhood in northwest Jerusalem, Israel, just off the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway at the main entrance to the city. It occupies the highest hill in Jerusalem. Romema is bordered by Kiryat Mattersdorf …
Ramat Denya (Hebrew: רמת דניה) (lit. "Denya Heights") is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in 1970 between Kiryat Hayovel and Bayit Vegan, 780 meters above sea level.
Ramat Beit HaKerem (Hebrew: רמת בית הכרם) (lit. Beit HaKerem Heights) is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel.
Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) is a university located in Hebron, Palestine. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union (UGU), a non-profit organization in Hebron.
Museum of Underground Prisoners is a museum in Jerusalem, Israel, commemorating the activity of the Jewish underground—Haganah, Irgun and Lehi—during the period leading up the establishment of the State of Israel.
Mekor Baruch (Hebrew: מקור ברוך, lit., "blessed source" or "fountain of blessing") also spelled Makor Baruch, is a neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Machon Meir' (Hebrew: מכון מאיר) is a religious Zionist outreach organization and yeshiva situated in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe, close to Givat Shaul. Machon Meir is one of the larger outreach organization in Israel, and is strongl…
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (JBG) is located in the neighborhood of Nayot in Jerusalem, on the southeastern edge of the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The garden is arranged in phytogeographic sections, featuring flora o…
Givat Mordechai, (Hebrew: גבעת מרדכי, trans: Mordechai's Hill) is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, Israel, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwe…
Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in the hills seven kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. It is also known by its Latin name Aqua Bella. The park is located on the path of an old Roman road, also used in later periods, called Emmaus b…
Beit Meir (Hebrew: בֵּית מֵאִיר, lit. House of Meir) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem hills around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda R…
Barkan Wine Cellars (Hebrew: יקבי ברקן) is the second largest Israeli winery, producing 5-9 million bottles a year. The main building of the winery is located at Kibbutz Hulda, east of Tel Aviv.