Mekhora
Mekhora is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav. It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, Beit Dajan and Beit Furik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 166 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
- Also known as: “Mehora”, “Nahal Mekhora”, and “Naẖal Mekhora”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamra and Givat Arnon.
Hamra
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamra is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley and covering 3,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Hamra is situated 4 km north of Mekhora.
Givat Arnon
Hamlet
Hill 777 or Givat Arnon is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, a 12-kilometer drive from Itamar, under the jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council, 28 km inside the Green Line. Givat Arnon is situated 6 km west of Mekhora.
Beit Dajan
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beit Dajan is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the north central West Bank, located 10 kilometers east of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 4,460 in 2017. Beit Dajan is situated 6 km northwest of Mekhora.
Mekhora
- Categories: Israeli settlement, Nahal settlement, moshav, and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.16495° or 32° 9′ 54″ northLongitude
35.42303° or 35° 25′ 23″ eastPopulation
166Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)Open location code
8G4Q5C7F+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 750637001OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
282601Wikidata ID
Q2888911
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mekhora from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mekhora” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميخورا”
- Chinese: “麥何拉”
- Czech: “Mechora”
- Czech: “Mekhora”
- French: “Mekhora”
- Hebrew: “מכורה”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mekhora”
- Persian: “مخوره”
- Polish: “Mechora”
- Polish: “Mekhora”
- Turkish: “Mekhora”
- “Mekhora”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as החווה של יוליוס and Furush Beit Dajan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include עין אל פוקא and עין א תחתא.
West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jericho, and Hebron.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mekhora”. Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.