Tsor‘a
Tsor‘a is a locality in Jerusalem District, Israel. Tsor‘a is situated nearby to the village Yish’i, as well as near the hamlet Givat Shemesh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Beit Shemesh and Beit Shemesh Railway Station.
Tel Beit Shemesh
Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Beit Shemesh is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of Beit Shemesh. It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson.
Beit Shemesh Railway Station
Railway station
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Beit Shemesh railway station is an Israel Railways station in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on the Tel Aviv–Lod–Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.
Tel Tzora
Scenic viewpoint
Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills. It has been identified with the former village of Sar'a, now often referred to as Tel Tzora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tzora and Yish’i.
Tzora
Village
Tzora is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 20 km from Jerusalem, near the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 915.
Yish’i
Village
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Yish'i is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 920.
Givat Shemesh
Hamlet
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Givat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz Tzora and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.
Tsor‘a
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Sar‘a”, “Sara‘h”, “Sarar”, “Sor’a”, “Tsor‘ah”, “Tsor`a”, and “Ẕor‘a”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.76242° or 31° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
34.96907° or 34° 58′ 9″ eastElevation
213 metres (699 feet)Open location code
8G3PQX69+XJGeoNames ID
293025
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In Other Languages
“Tsor‘a” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “צרעה”
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