Kokhav Ya’akov

Kokhav Ya'akov is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located near the Palestinian town of , it is administered by .
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  • Type: Village with 6,000 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Abir Yaakov”, “Kochav Jaakov”, “Kochav Ya’akov”, “Kokhav Ja’aqov”, “Kokhav Ya‘aqov”, “Kokhav Ya’aqov”, “Kokhav Yaakov”, and “אביר יעקב”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Yeshivat Hekhal Eliyahu and Qalandia Airport.

College
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is a college.

Aerodrome
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Jerusalem International Airport was a regional airport located in the city of . is situated 3 km southwest of Kokhav Ya’akov.

Archaeological site
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Tell en-Nasbeh, possibly the biblical city of Mizpah… is situated 3 km west of Kokhav Ya’akov.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tel Tsiyon and Migron.

Village
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Tel Zion is a Haredi Israeli settlement in the .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a town in the…

Kokhav Ya’akov

Latitude
31.88143° or 31° 52′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.24529° or 35° 14′ 43″ east
Population
6,000
Elevation
752 metres (2,467 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV6JW+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 604522025
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283046
Wiki­data ID
Q325882
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kokhav Ya’akov” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوخاف يعقوب”
  • Arabic: “كوخاف يعكوف”
  • Catalan: “Kochav Yaakov”
  • Czech: “Kochav Ja’akov”
  • Dutch: “Kokhav Ya’akov”
  • French: “Kokhav Ya’akov”
  • Hebrew: “כוכב יעקב”
  • Hebrew: “כּוֹכַב יַעֲקֹב”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kokhav Ya’akov”
  • Persian: “کوخاو یعقوب”
  • Polish: “Kochav Ja’akov”
  • Polish: “Kochaw Ja’akow”
  • Russian: “Авир-Яаков”
  • Russian: “Кохав-Яаков”
  • Spanish: “Kokhav Ya’akov”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kokhav Yaakov and Tel Tsiyon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Heichal Mordechai and Beit Chabad - Or Shmuel.

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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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