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Yad Mordechai

Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in . Located 10 km south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 987.
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  • Type: Village with 737 residents
  • Description: Kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Yad Mordechay” and “Yad Mordekhai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery and Beit Jirja.

Cemetery
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruins
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of . In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 2½ km northeast of Yad Mordechai.

Reservoir
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is situated 4 km west of Yad Mordechai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karmia and Netiv HaAsara.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located between and the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 742.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-west , just at the northern border with the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,242. is situated 2½ km southwest of Yad Mordechai.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southwestern . Located just 1 kilometre north of the , it is the namesake of the nearby . The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950. is situated 3 km south of Yad Mordechai.

Yad Mordechai

Latitude
31.58868° or 31° 35′ 19″ north
Longitude
34.559° or 34° 33′ 32″ east
Population
737
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHHQ5+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478204
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293258
Wiki­data ID
Q1678182
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yad Mordechai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياد مردخاي”
  • Chinese: “亚德莫迪凯”
  • Czech: “Jad Mordechaj”
  • Czech: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Czech: “Yad Mordekhay”
  • Dutch: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Finnish: “Yad Mordechai”
  • French: “Yad Mordechai”
  • German: “Jad Mordechai”
  • German: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Greek: “Γιαντ Μορντεχάι”
  • Hebrew: “יד מרדכי”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הים”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ יד מרדכי”
  • Japanese: “ヤド・モルデハイ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Norwegian: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Persian: “کیبوتص یاد مردخای”
  • Persian: “کیبوتص ید مردخای”
  • Persian: “یاد مردخای”
  • Persian: “ید مردخای”
  • Polish: “Jad Mordechai”
  • Polish: “Jad Mordechaj”
  • Polish: “Yad Mordechai”
  • Russian: “Яд Мордехай”
  • Russian: “Яд-Мордехай”
  • Turkish: “Yad Mordehay”
  • Urdu: “یاد موردچائی”

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