Harel
Harel is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Latrun with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 292.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 247 residents
- Description: kibbutz in Israel
- Also known as: “Beit Jiz”, “Har’el”, and “Harel, Israel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Regina Palaestinae and Bayt Susin.
Regina Palaestinae
Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Regina Palaestinae is situated 3½ km south of Harel.
Bayt Susin
Ruins
Latrun, Trappist monastery
Monastery
Photo: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Latrun, Trappist monastery is situated 4 km northeast of Harel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gizo and Tzelafon.
Gizo
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gizo is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 212.
Tzelafon
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tzelafon is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,112.
Kfar Uriya
Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh in the Shephelah. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 836.
Harel
- Categories: kibbutz, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.8093° or 31° 48′ 34″ northLongitude
34.94977° or 34° 56′ 59″ eastPopulation
247Elevation
199 metres (653 feet)Open location code
8G3PRW5X+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 82629016OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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 “Harel”. Photo: איתן טל, CC BY 3.0.