Mevaseret Zion
Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.
- Type: Village with 24,100 residents
- Description: town in Israel near Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Ma’oz Tsiyon”, “Mevaseret”, “Mevaseret Tsiyon”, “Mevaseret-Jerusalem”, “Mevaseret-Yerushalaim”, “Mevasseret Tzion”, “Mevasseret Ziyyon”, “Mevasseret Ẕiyyon”, “MevasseretTsiyyon”, “Мевассерет-Цион”, “מבשרת”, “מבשרת ירושלים”, “מבשרת-ירושלים”, “מבשרת-ציון”, “מעוז ציון”, “メヴァセレト・ザイオン”, and “梅瓦塞雷锡安”
- Neighbors: Jerusalem
Places of Interest
Highlights: Castel National Park and The Kastel.
Castel National Park
Protected area
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motza Illit and Motza.
Mevaseret Zion
- Categories: human settlement, administrative territorial entity, local council in Israel, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.80395° or 31° 48′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.15442° or 35° 9′ 16″ east
Population
24,100
Elevation
711 metres (2,333 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IL MZI
Open location code
8G3QR533+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Mevaseret Zion” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مفسيرت تصيون”
- Armenian: “Մևասերետ Ցիոն”
- Catalan: “Mevasséret Tsiyyon”
- Cebuano: “Mevasseret Ẕiyyon”
- Chinese: “梅瓦塞莱特锡安”
- Chinese: “梅瓦塞萊特錫安”
- Chinese: “梅瓦賽萊特錫安”
- Croatian: “Mavaseret Cijon”
- Czech: “Mevaseret Cijon”
- Danish: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Dutch: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مفسيرت تصيون”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مڤاسريت صهيون”
- Esperanto: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Finnish: “Mevasseret Zion”
- French: “Mevasseret Tsion”
- German: “Mewasseret Zion”
- Hebrew: “Mevasseret Tsiyyon”
- Hebrew: “מבשרת ציון”
- Irish: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Italian: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Japanese: “メヴァセレト・シオン”
- Ladino: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Persian: “منطقه مواسرت”
- Polish: “Mevasseret Syjon”
- Polish: “Mewasseret Cijjon”
- Portuguese: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Romanian: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Russian: “Мевасерет-Цион”
- Scots: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Serbian: “Мевасерет-Цијон”
- Spanish: “Mevaseret Sion”
- Spanish: “Mevaséret Sion”
- Swedish: “Mevaseret Tsion”
- Swedish: “Mevasseret Tsion”
- Swedish: “Mevasseret Ẕiyyon”
- Turkish: “Mevaseret Zion”
- Ukrainian: “Мевасерет-Ціон”
- Urdu: “میواسیریٹ زیون”
- Yiddish: “מבשרת ציון”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mevaseret Tsiyon and Moza Illit.
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Highlights: פארק חלילים and הר מבשר.
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Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.
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