Giv’at Ze’ev
Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a city council, five kilometers northwest of Jerusalem. The settlement was founded in 1977 on the site of the abandoned Jordanian military camp, adjacent to the site of ancient Gibeon.Places of Interest
Highlights: Ofer Penitentiary and St. Cleophas Church.
St. Cleophas Church
Church
Tomb of Samuel
Place of worship
The Tomb of Samuel, commonly known as Nebi Samuel… Tomb of Samuel is situated 3½ km southeast of Giv’at Ze’ev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giv’on HaHadasha and Givon Camp.
Giv’at Ze’ev
- Type: Town with 22,400 residents
- Also known as: “Giv‘at Ze’ev” and “Givat Zeev”
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.86028° or 31° 51′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.16032° or 35° 9′ 37″ east
Population
22,400
Elevation
778 metres (2,552 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV566+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Giv’at Ze’ev” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جيفعات زئيف”
- Czech: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
- French: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
- German: “Givʿat Seev”
- Hebrew: “גבעת זאב”
- Russian: “Гиват-Зеев”
- Spanish: “Guiv’at Ze’ev”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: רמת גבע’ז and Hayy Al-Khalayleh.
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Highlights: Khirbet el-Midrah and Hannah Spring.
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