Shilat

Shilat is a moshav partially in Israel and partially in the Latrun salient of the Green Line. Located around a kilometre north of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Modi’in Center and Hasmonean Heritage Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko.

Museum
Photo: Yoelth, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period. is situated 2½ km west of Shilat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Modi’in and Ganei Modi’in.

Photo: Righteos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in is a relatively new Israeli city located in the Shfela, halfway between and . There are some archaeological sites in the city as well as popular tourist attractions nearby.

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Shilat

Latitude
31.91667° or 31° 55′ north
Longitude
35.01667° or 35° 1′ east
Elevation
257 metres (843 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW288+MM
Geo­Names ID
281828
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