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Southern District

Mash’en

Mash'en is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 956.
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  • Type: Village with 1,060 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Mash‘en” and “Mishan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashkelon and Shikma Prison.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The railway station is a railway station that is located in , . It is the southern terminus of the Binyamina–– and the –– suburban lines. is situated 3 km northwest of Mash’en.

Prison
is an Israeli prison located in . There are many Palestinian prisoners there including the engineer Dirar Abu Sisi who was kidnapped in in February 2011. Among the former prisoners is Israeli scientist Mordechai Vanunu. is situated 3 km west of Mash’en.

School
is a youth village in southern . Located near , the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 279.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berekhya and Hodaya.

Village
is a moshav in southern . Located four kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,292.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hodiya is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 903. is situated 2½ km northeast of Mash’en.

Village
is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 880. is situated 2½ km southwest of Mash’en.

Mash’en

Latitude
31.65707° or 31° 39′ 26″ north
Longitude
34.62397° or 34° 37′ 26″ east
Population
1,060
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMJ4F+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 698854233
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294322
Wiki­data ID
Q2777680
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Mash’en” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Maš’en”
  • Czech: “Mašen”
  • Czech: “Mash’en”
  • Czech: “Mashen”
  • Hebrew: “Mash‘én”
  • Hebrew: “משען”
  • Hebrew: “מַשְׁעֵן”
  • Irish: “Mash’en”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mash’en”
  • Polish: “Mash’en”
  • Polish: “Maszen”
  • Turkish: “Maş’en”

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Localities in the Area

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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 “Mash’en”. Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.