Mevo Horon

Mevo Horon is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied . Located near and the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .
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  • Type: Village with 1,200 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in Emek Ayalon
  • Also known as: “Mevo Horan”, “Mevo H̱oron”, and “Modi’in”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yalo and Tel Ayalon.

Ruins
is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the , approximately 22 km northwest of . The site, situated on a hill, contains the ruins of an ancient fortified town dating from the Hellenistic period through the Bar Kokhba Revolt, after which the site was ultimately abandoned. is situated 3 km southwest of Mevo Horon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayt Nuba and Beit Liqya.

Hamlet
is a depopulated Palestinian village located halfway between the and . During the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces ethnically cleansed in the Naksa and replaced it with the Jewish-only Israeli settlement of Mevo Horon.

Town
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is a Palestinian town located in the in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 9,304 in 2017. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mevo Horon.

Village
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is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 495. is situated 3½ km southeast of Mevo Horon.

Mevo Horon

Latitude
31.85018° or 31° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.03546° or 35° 2′ 8″ east
Population
1,200
Elevation
258 metres (846 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV22P+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 604394644
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282772
Wiki­data ID
Q2708817
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Mevo Horon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميفو هورون”
  • Cebuano: “Mevo horon”
  • Czech: “Mevo Choron”
  • Dutch: “Mevo Horon”
  • French: “Mevo Horon”
  • German: “Mewo Choron”
  • Hebrew: “מבוא חורון”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mevo Horon”
  • Persian: “موو هورون”
  • Polish: “Mevo Choron”
  • Polish: “Mewo Choron”
  • Romanian: “Mevo Horon”
  • Russian: “Мево-Хорон”
  • Swedish: “Mevo horon”
  • Welsh: “Mevo Horon, Israel”

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