Rāfāt

Places of Interest Nearby

Regina Palaestinae

Church

Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Regina Palaestinae is situated 1 km north of Rāfāt.

Tel Beit Shemesh

Archaeological site

Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tel Beit Shemesh is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of Beit Shemesh. It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. Tel Beit Shemesh is situated 3 km southeast of Rāfāt.

Beit Shemesh Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beit Shemesh railway station is an Israel Railways station in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on the Tel Aviv–Lod–Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh. Beit Shemesh Railway Station is situated 4 km east of Rāfāt.

Places in the Area

Givat Shemesh

Hamlet

Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Givat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz Tzora and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.

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.

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