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Central District

Gimzo

Gimzo is a religious moshav in . Located between and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 1,155.
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  • Type: Village with 1,210 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “‘Ets Ḥaiyim”, “‘Eys Hayim”, “’Eys Hayim”, “`Ets Haiyim”, “Gimzu”, and “Jimzu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ayalon Cave and Valley of the Monks.

Cave
Photo: חובב אפלולית, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large limestone cave near , , with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the…

Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of , in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. is situated 3 km east of Gimzo.

Tower
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948, in the first phase of Operation Dani. is situated 3 km northeast of Gimzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Daniel and Ben Shemen.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
is a moshav shitufi in central . Located around four kilometres south-east of and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 630.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located around four kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 850. is situated 3 km northwest of Gimzo.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2023 it had a population of 1,416. is situated 3½ km west of Gimzo.

Gimzo

Latitude
31.92767° or 31° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
34.94189° or 34° 56′ 31″ east
Population
1,210
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
Open location code
8G3PWWHR+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278476233
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295007
Wiki­data ID
Q2613825
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Gimzo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جيمزو”
  • Czech: “Gimzo”
  • Dutch: “Gimzo”
  • French: “Gimzo”
  • Hebrew: “גימזו”
  • Hebrew: “גמזו”
  • Hebrew: “גִּמְזוֹ”
  • Hebrew: “מושב גימזו”
  • Hebrew: “מושב גמזו”
  • Irish: “Gimzo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gimzo”
  • Polish: “Gimzo”
  • Russian: “Гимзо”
  • Turkish: “Gimzo”

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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 “Gimzo”. Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.