Hartuv
Hartuv, Arabic: ارتون) or Har-Tuv was an agricultural colony in the Judean Hills established in 1882 on land purchased from the Arab village of Artuf by English missionaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: agricultural colony in the Judean Hills (1883-1948)
- Also known as: “HaMoshava Har Tuv” and “Har Tōv”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beit Shemesh Railway Station and Biblical Museum of Natural History.
Beit Shemesh Railway Station
Railway station
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Beit Shemesh railway station is an Israel Railways station in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on the Tel Aviv–Lod–Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.
Biblical Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Biblical Museum of Natural History, currently located in Hartuv at the entrance to Beit Shemesh, Israel, was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naham and Mahseya.
Naham
Village
Naham is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 597.
Mahseya
Village
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Mahseya is a moshav in central Israel. Located about two kilometers east of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. In 2023 it had a population of 500.
Eshtaol
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel, and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Hartuv
- Category: former settlement
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Hartuv” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هارتوف”
- Chinese: “哈爾圖夫”
- French: “Hartouv”
- Hebrew: “המושבה הר טוב”
- Hebrew: “הר טוב”
- Hebrew: “הר-טוב”
- Hebrew: “הרטוב”
- Polish: “Har-Tuw”
- Polish: “Hartuv”
- Russian: “Хартув”
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