Eitan

Eitan is a national-religious moshav in south-central . Located in the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 936.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 464 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Eitan, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Hasi.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Tell el-Hesi, or Tell el-Hesy, is a 10.1-hectare archaeological site in . It was the first major site excavated in Palestine, first by Flinders Petrie in 1890 and later by Frederick Jones Bliss in 1891 and 1892, both sponsored by the Palestine Exploration Fund. is situated 3 km southwest of Eitan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Even Shemu’el and Shalva.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Even Shmuel is a religious Zionist village in southern . Located around four kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,007.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav shitufi in southern . Located in the southern near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 677.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a religious moshav in southern . Located in Hevel Lakhish around two kilometres south of and covering 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 457. is situated 3 km northeast of Eitan.

Eitan

Latitude
31.57146° or 31° 34′ 17″ north
Longitude
34.74872° or 34° 44′ 55″ east
Population
464
Elevation
162 metres (531 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHPCX+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705462276
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295135
Wiki­data ID
Q2776804
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Eitan” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Ejtan”
  • French: “Eitan”
  • German: “Eitan”
  • Hebrew: “איתן”
  • Hebrew: “מושב איתן”
  • Irish: “Eitan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eitan i Israel”
  • Polish: “Etan”
  • Russian: “Эйтан”
  • Turkish: “Eitan”

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