Zanoah
Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 524 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Zanoach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dayr Aban and Khirbet Zanoah.
Dayr Aban
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dayr Aban was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Jimal or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Shemesh and Mahseya.
Beit Shemesh
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beit Shemesh is a city in the Shfela region of Israel, with a population of 119,000. Excluding the West Bank, Beit Shemesh is the closest city to Jerusalem.
Mahseya
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahseya is a moshav in central Israel. Located about two kilometers east of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. In 2023 it had a population of 500.
Yish’i
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
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. Yish’i is situated 4 km northwest of Zanoah.
Zanoah
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.73197° or 31° 43′ 55″ northLongitude
34.99879° or 34° 59′ 56″ eastPopulation
524Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
8G3PPXJX+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 620416627OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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