Shoresh

Shoresh is a moshav shitufi in central . Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,399.
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  • Type: Village with 1,250 residents
  • Description: moshav in central Israel
  • Also known as: “Hageshamah”, “Hagshama”, “Hagshamah”, “Lehageshamah”, and “Lehagshama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Jerusalem Road Brakethroughers.

Protected area
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is a nature reserve situated in the western , , near moshav . is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.

Monument
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is a monument.

Ruins
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or Kesla was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sho’eva and Neve Ilan.

Village
Sho'eva is a moshav in central . Located west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 579.

Village
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is a moshav shitufi in central . Located west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,052.

Village
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is a religious moshav in central . Located around nine miles from , just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678. is situated 2½ km west of Shoresh.

Shoresh

Latitude
31.79748° or 31° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.06513° or 35° 3′ 55″ east
Population
1,250
Elevation
687 metres (2,254 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ3W8+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246826338
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293476
Wiki­data ID
Q2890648
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Shoresh” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Shoresh”
  • Czech: “Šoreš”
  • French: “Shoresh”
  • Hebrew: “שורש”
  • Hebrew: “שרש”
  • Irish: “Shoresh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shoresh”
  • Persian: “شورش (موشاو اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “شورش”
  • Polish: “Shoresh”
  • Polish: “Szoresz”
  • Portuguese: “Shoresh”
  • Russian: “Шореш”
  • Spanish: “Shoresh”
  • Turkish: “Şoreş”

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