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Jerusalem District

Mahseya

Mahseya is a moshav in central . Located about two kilometers east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the . In 2023 it had a population of 500.
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  • Type: Village with 477 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Dayr Aban Alef”, “Machseya”, “Maḥaseya”, “Mahaseyah”, “Maḥse”, “Mahseh”, and “Maẖseya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dayr Aban and Avshalom Cave.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of .

Cave
Photo: Relly.hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m2 cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in , known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations.

Museum
The , currently located in at the entrance to , , was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Shemesh and Zanoah.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 597.

Mahseya

Latitude
31.74804° or 31° 44′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.00656° or 35° 0′ 24″ east
Population
477
Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP2X4+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93326433
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294377
Wiki­data ID
Q2778113
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mahseya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محسيه”
  • Czech: “Machseja”
  • Czech: “Mahseya”
  • French: “Mahseya”
  • Hebrew: “מחסיה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mahsia”
  • Polish: “Machseja”
  • Polish: “Mahseja”
  • Turkish: “Mahseya”

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