Yish’i

Yish'i is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 938.
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  • Type: Village with 771 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Dayr Aban Bet”, “Yish‘i”, and “Yishi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Beit Shemesh and Beit Shemesh Railway Station.

Archaeological site
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is a small archaeological tell north west of the modern city of . It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson.

Railway station
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is an Israel Railways station in , , on the –– line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.

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 3 km south of Yish’i.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tzora and Beit Shemesh.

Village
is a kibbutz in central . Located about 20 km from , near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 934.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Hamlet
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is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56. is situated 3 km northwest of Yish’i.

Yish’i

Latitude
31.75164° or 31° 45′ 6″ north
Longitude
34.96542° or 34° 57′ 56″ east
Population
771
Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)
Open location code
8G3PQX28+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278475059
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293177
Wiki­data ID
Q2889854
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Yish’i” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Jiš’i”
  • Czech: “Jiši”
  • Czech: “Yish’i”
  • Czech: “Yishi”
  • French: “Yish’i”
  • Hebrew: “ישעי”
  • Irish: “Yish’i”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yish’i”
  • Persian: “یشعی”
  • Polish: “Jisz’i”
  • Polish: “Jiszi”
  • Polish: “Yish’i”
  • Turkish: “Yiş’i”

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