Mata

Mata is a moshav in central . Located in the about eight kilometers southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 878.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 870 residents
  • Description: town in Israel
  • Also known as: “‘Allār”, “Mata, Israel”, “Mata‘”, “Matta”, and “Matta‘”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Columbarium and Ein Mata.

Archaeological site
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A , also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. is situated 4 km north of Mata.

Spring
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is a spring.

Scenic viewpoint
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Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Giora and Nes Harim.

Village
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is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 757.

Village
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is a moshav settlement in central . Located in the foothills near and eight kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 3 km north of Mata.

Village
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is a town located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located 12 kilometres southwest of , at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of , about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of . is situated 3 km east of Mata.

Mata

Latitude
31.71743° or 31° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
35.06223° or 35° 3′ 44″ east
Population
870
Elevation
605 metres (1,985 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP386+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92659601
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294310
Wiki­data ID
Q2920127
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mata” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطاع (موشاف)”
  • Arabic: “مطاع”
  • Czech: “Mata”
  • Czech: “Matta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطاع”
  • Hebrew: “מטע”
  • Irish: “Mata”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mata i Israel”
  • Persian: “ماتا”
  • Polish: “Mata”
  • Polish: “Matta”
  • Turkish: “Mata”

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