Salbit
Salbit was a Palestinian Arab village located 12 kilometers southeast of al-Ramla. Salbit was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War after a military assault by Israeli forces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: depopulated Palestinian village
- Also known as: “Sha‘alvim” and “Tel Sha`alvim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yeshivat Sha’alvim and Bayt Shanna.
Yeshivat Sha’alvim
Synagogue
Yeshivat Sha'alvim is a hesder yeshiva, a kollel and a yeshiva high school for boys, located in Kibbutz Sha'alvim. It is one of the most prestigious Yeshivas in central Israel. Yeshivat Sha’alvim is situated 530 metres west of Salbit.
Bayt Shanna
Ruins
Bayt Shanna was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 11.5 km southeast of Ramla. Bayt Shanna is situated 1 km north of Salbit.
Um El Umdan
Archaeological site
Photo: Anatavital, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm el-Umdan or Khirbet Umm el-Umdan is a Jewish archaeological site within the municipal boundaries of the Israeli city of Modi'in, between the city of Modi'in and Latrun. Um El Umdan is situated 1½ km north of Salbit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nof Ayalon and Sha’alvim.
Nof Ayalon
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nof Ayalon is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gezer Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 2,017.
Sha’alvim
Village
Sha'alvim is a religious kibbutz in central Israel and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael. Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,921.
Kfar Bin Nun
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Bin Nun is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 808. Kfar Bin Nun is situated 4 km west of Salbit.
Salbit
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Salbit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سلبيت”
- Cebuano: “Tel Sha‘alvim”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلبيت”
- German: “Salbit”
- Hebrew: “Tel Sha‘alvim”
- Hebrew: “סלבית”
- Hebrew: “תל שעלבים”
- Indonesian: “Salbit”
- Polish: “Salbit”
- Urdu: “سلبیت”
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