Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut (Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִין-מַכַּבִּים-רֵעוּת) is a city partly in Israel and partly in what the 1949 Armistice Agreement with Jordan left as a no man's land, and occupied in 1967 by Israel together with the West Bank proper. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of Modi'in and Maccabim-Re'ut. Modi'in is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv and 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Jerusalem, and is connected to those two cities via Highway 443.
Population: 76,466
Latitude: 31° 53' 53.70" N
Longitude: 35° 00' 37.84" E
The Central Zionist Archives (CZA; Hebrew: הארכיון הציוני המרכזי) is the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement: the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and Keren Hayesod/the United Israel …
The Bukharan Quarter (Hebrew: שכונת הבוכרים) (Shkhunat HaBukharim) is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, Israel. Many of the residents today are Haredi Jews.
Brenner Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית ברנר, Mo'atza Azorit Brenner), is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the coastal plain, in the vicinity of Rehovot and Yavne.
Bikur Cholim Hospital (Hebrew: בית החולים ביקור חולים) is a 200-bed general hospital in Jerusalem, Israel. It is best known for its obstetrics and cardiac departments. The hospital also operates a modern neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatrics d…
Beit Ijza (Arabic: ﻴﺕِﺒ ﺍﺯﺇﺠ, also spelled Bayt Ijza; Hebrew: בית איג'זא) is a village in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central West Bank with an area of 2,526 dunams.
Bareket (Hebrew: בַּרֶקֶת) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around five kilometres north-east of Ben Gurion International Airport and covering 2,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council.
Allenby Square, a name commemorating Field Marshal Edmund Allenby who commanded the British forces which captured Palestine in the First World War, has been bestowed at different times on two different squares in Jerusalem.
ALYN Hospital (Hebrew: בית חולים אלין) is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents and young adults.
The 1929 Safed riots, during the 1929 Palestine riots, were the portion of the riots in Safed which culminated with the massacre of 18-20 Jewish residents of Safed on August 29, 1929.
Zanoah (Hebrew: זָנוֹחַ) is a moshav in central Israel, adjacent to Beit Shemesh. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Yish'i (Hebrew: יִשְׁעִי, lit. My Salvation) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Yedida (Hebrew: יְדִידָה, lit. Friend) is a special education institute and village in central Israel. Located between Abu Ghosh and Ma'ale HaHamisha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Yashlatz - Yeshivat Yerushalayim L’Tzeirim (in Hebrew - Jerusalem Yeshiva for teenagers) - is a National Religious Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Yaakov Filber, one of the foremost students of Rav Tzvi Yehu…
The Valley of the Cross (Hebrew: עמק המצלבה Emek Hamatzlevah) is a valley in western Jerusalem, named after the Monastery of the Cross which is located in the valley.
The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of Jerusalem (Hebrew: המכון ללימודים מתקדמים) is a national science institution devoted to academic research. It is a self-governing body, both in its administrative function as well as its academic pursuits.…
Tell en-Nasbeh, likely the biblical city of Mizpah in Benjamin, is a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The site lies adjacent to an ancient roadway connecting Jerusalem…
Ta'oz (Hebrew: תָּעוֹז, lit. Stronghold) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Rishon LeZion - HaRishonim Railway Station (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הָרִאשׁוֹנִים, Rishon LeTziyon HaRishonim) is a station of Israel Railways in Rishon LeZion, part of the Tel Aviv – Rishon LeZion line. The station is located in the southern are…