Maor

Maor is a moshav in north-central . The word Maor means a light or luminary in Hebrew. Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,735.
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  • Type: Village with 1,400 residents
  • Description: agricultural moshav in Israel
  • Also known as: “Khirbet Kusiya” and “Ma’or”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ein Shemer Airfield and Sha’ar Menashe.

Aerodrome
is an Israeli Air Force base in northern , located approximately 6 km east of in the , named after the nearby kibbutz .

Hospital
Photo: Rickjpelleg, CC BY 2.5.
Sha'ar Menashe is a psychiatric medical centre in northern . Located near with an area of 740 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. is situated 3 km north of Maor.

Historic site
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a historic site, which is situated 3 km east of Maor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Yitzhak and Lehavot Haviva.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located in the eastern to the south-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 772.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the eastern near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,003. is situated 3½ km south of Maor.

Town
Photo: Tareqhs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of near the Green Line. In 2003, united with the local council to form Baqa-Jatt, a unification that was dissolved a few years later. is situated 3½ km east of Maor.

Maor

Latitude
32.42392° or 32° 25′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.00639° or 35° 0′ 23″ east
Population
1,400
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8G4QC2F4+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278470482
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294347
Wiki­data ID
Q2777088
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Satellite Map

Discover Maor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Maor” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ma’or”
  • Czech: “Maor”
  • French: “Maor”
  • Hebrew: “מאור”
  • Hebrew: “מָאוֹר”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maor”
  • Polish: “Maor”
  • Russian: “Маор”
  • Turkish: “Maor”

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