Gilo

Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western , with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the , it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…
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  • Type: Suburb with 32,300 residents
  • Description: Jewish neighborhood in Southern Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Ghilo”, “Giloh”, and “שכונת גילה”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jerusalem Malcha and Rachel’s Tomb.

Railway station
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem–Malha railway station was one of two Israel…

Place of worship
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Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel.

Railway station
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem–Biblical Zoo railway station is a defunct…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharafat and Beit Jala.

Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood…

Town
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian Christian town in the…

Village
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is an Israeli settlement in the …

Gilo

Latitude
31.73114° or 31° 43′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.18678° or 35° 11′ 12″ east
Population
32,300
Elevation
830 metres (2,723 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP5JP+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 942638670
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
283862
Wiki­data ID
Q1524664
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Gilo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جيلو”
  • Arabic: “چيلو”
  • Basque: “Gilo”
  • Catalan: “Gilo”
  • Czech: “Gilo”
  • Dutch: “Gilo”
  • Finnish: “Gilo”
  • French: “Gilo”
  • German: “Gilo”
  • Hebrew: “גילה”
  • Hungarian: “Giló”
  • Italian: “Gilo”
  • Javanese: “Gilo”
  • Persian: “گیلو (شهرک اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “گیلو”
  • Polish: “Gillo”
  • Polish: “Gilo (osiedle Jerozolimy)”
  • Russian: “Гило”
  • Spanish: “Gilo”
  • Turkish: “Gilo”
  • Yiddish: “גילה”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bir ‘Onah and Khallat Hamameh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: UpTown and Zidenberg Park.

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