Motza
Motza, also Mozah or Motsa, is a neighbourhood on the western edge of Jerusalem. It is located in the Judaean Mountains, 600 metres above sea level, connected to Jerusalem by the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, Highway 16, and the winding mountain road to Har Nof.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: neighbourhood of West Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Lower Motsa”, “Mosa”, “Motsa”, “Mōtsā”, “Motsa Tahtit”, “Moẕa”, “Moza Tahtit”, “Moẕa Taẖtit”, and “Mozah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The old synagogue in Motza and Har Hamenoochot.
The old synagogue in Motza
Archaeological site
The Old Motza Synagogue is Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Motza, in West Jerusalem, Israel. Completed in 1871, the Ottoman-era synagogue is just off Highway 1.
Har Hamenoochot
Cemetery
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Emeq HaArazim
Valley
Emeq HaArazim is a valley in the Judean Mountains of Israel. It is located on the northwestern edge of Jerusalem in the Judean Mountains, at an altitude of over 550 meters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Har Nof and Motza Illit.
Har Nof
Neighborhood
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Nof is a neighborhood on a hillside on the western boundary of Jerusalem with a population of 20,000 residents, predominantly Orthodox Jews.
Motza Illit
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motza Illit is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban Jerusalem. Located on a slope overlooking the Jerusalem Mountains, Ein Karem, the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Beit Zayit
Village
Photo: Ori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Zayit is a moshav in central Israel. Located just outside the Jerusalem municipal border to the west, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Motza
- Categories: moshava, neighborhood, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.79279° or 31° 47′ 34″ northLongitude
35.16851° or 35° 10′ 7″ eastElevation
592 metres (1,942 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ5V9+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 278478198OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Motza” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Motza”. Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.