Kiryat Ye’arim

Kiryat Ye'arim, also known as Telz-Stone, is a strictly Orthodox town in the of . It is located in the approximate area of an ancient place mentioned in the Bible, from which it takes its name.
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  • Type: Village with 6,130 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kiriath-Jearim”, “Kirjat Jearim”, “Kiryat Yearim”, “Kiryat-Yearim”, “Qiryat Je’arim”, “Qiryat Ye’arim”, “Qiryat Ye‘arim Institute”, “Qiryath Yéarim”, “Telz-Stone”, “Кирьат-Йеарим”, “Кір’ят Єарім”, “Кір’ят Яарім”, “טלז סטון”, “טלז-סטון”, “טלזסטון”, and “קריית טלז-סטון”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh and Abu Gosh Police Station.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , officially…

Police station
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Monastery
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The Resurrection Church, or the Church of the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Ghosh and Yad HaShmona.

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is an Arab-Israeli town of 7,500 people in .

Village
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is a small moshav shitufi in central .

Village
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Ma'ale HaHamisha is a kibbutz in central .

Kiryat Ye’arim

Latitude
31.80351° or 31° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.10126° or 35° 6′ 5″ east
Population
6,130
Elevation
754 metres (2,474 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR432+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 222030051
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
293821
Wiki­data ID
Q2366487
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kiryat Ye’arim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كريات يعاريم”
  • Catalan: “Quiriat-Jearim”
  • Cebuano: “Qiryat Ye‘arim”
  • Czech: “Kirjat Je’arim”
  • Dutch: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كريات يعاريم”
  • French: “Kiryat-Yéarim”
  • Hebrew: “Kefar HaNo‘ar Qiryat Ye‘arim”
  • Hebrew: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Hebrew: “Qiryat Ye‘arim Mosad”
  • Hebrew: “כפר הנוער קרית יערים”
  • Hebrew: “קריית יערים”
  • Hebrew: “קרית יערים-מוסד”
  • Hebrew: “קרית יערים”
  • Hebrew: “קִרְיַת יְעָרִים”
  • Italian: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Ladino: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Polish: “Kirjat Je’arim”
  • Russian: “Кирьят-Йеарим”
  • Scots: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Spanish: “Quiriat-Jearim”
  • Swedish: “Qiryat Ye‘arim”
  • Turkish: “Kiryat Ye’arim”
  • Ukrainian: “Кір’ят-Єарім”
  • Urdu: “کریات یاریم”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kiryat Yearim and Abu Gosh.

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Highlights: בני הישיבות/ישיבת כתר תורה and ישיבת באר יצחק.

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