Zekharia

Zekharia is a moshav in central . It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
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  • Type: Village with 1,120 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Kefar Zekhariya”, “Kefar Zekharya”, “Kefar Zekharyah”, “Zakariya”, “Zakariyah”, “Zecharya”, and “Zekharya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Azekah and Khirbet Qeiyafa.

Ruins
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Azekah was an ancient town in the guarding the upper reaches of the , about 26 km northwest of . The current tell by that name, also known as Tel Azeka or Tell Zakariya, has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE.

Monastery
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or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics. is situated 3½ km northeast of Zekharia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sdot Micha and Agur.

Village
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or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central . Located to the west of , it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 348. is situated 2½ km northwest of Zekharia.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 438. is situated 3½ km southwest of Zekharia.

Village
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, also known as Li On, is a community settlement in central . Located to the south of . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 3½ km south of Zekharia.

Zekharia

Latitude
31.70947° or 31° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
34.94461° or 34° 56′ 41″ east
Population
1,120
Elevation
261 metres (856 feet)
Open location code
8G3PPW5V+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82628335
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293094
Wiki­data ID
Q187252
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Zekharia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زخاريا”
  • Bengali: “জেখারিয়া”
  • Czech: “Zecharja”
  • Dutch: “Zekharia”
  • French: “Az-Zakariyya”
  • French: “Zekharia”
  • German: “Secharja”
  • Hebrew: “זכריה”
  • Hebrew: “זְכַרְיָה”
  • Irish: “Zekharia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zekharia”
  • Persian: “زخاریا”
  • Polish: “Zecharja”
  • Turkish: “Zekharia”

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