Giv‘at Ze’ev

Giv‘at Ze’ev is a town in , and has about 22,400 residents. Giv‘at Ze’ev is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ofer Penitentiary and St. Cleophas Church.

Prison
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385, is an Israeli military incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied , between and .

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of in the . is situated 3 km southwest of Giv‘at Ze’ev.

Synagogue
The , commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of , in the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Giv‘at Ze’ev.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giv’at Ze’ev and Giv’on HaHadasha.

Town
Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the , five kilometers northwest of . The settlement was founded in 1977 on the site of the abandoned Jordanian military camp, adjacent to the site of ancient Gibeon.

Village
Giv'on HaHadashah is an Israel settlement in the , built over land expropriated from the neighboring Palestinian villages of , , and .

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Giv‘at Ze’ev

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
way 657954866
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
283855
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Giv‘at Ze’ev” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جيفعات زئيف
  • Czech: Giv’at Ze’ev
  • French: Giv’at Ze’ev
  • Hebrew: גבעת זאב
  • Russian: Гиват-Зеев

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