Beit Meir
Beit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 650.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 878 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Bayt Mahsir”, “Beit Mahsir”, and “Beyt-Meyir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Bayt Mahsir.
HaMasrek Reserve
Protected area
HaMasrek Reserve is a nature reserve situated in the western Jerusalem Mountains, Israel, near moshav Beit Meir. HaMasrek Reserve is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.
Bayt Mahsir
Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt Mahsir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of Jerusalem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ksalon and Shoresh.
Ksalon
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ksalon 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 524. Ksalon is situated 2½ km southeast of Beit Meir.
Shoresh
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shoresh is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,314. Shoresh is situated 2½ km east of Beit Meir.
Mesilat Zion
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mesilat Zion is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the city of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 934. Mesilat Zion is situated 2½ km west of Beit Meir.
Beit Meir
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.79427° or 31° 47′ 39″ northLongitude
35.03772° or 35° 2′ 16″ eastPopulation
878Elevation
583 metres (1,913 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ2VQ+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 87353071OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Beit Meir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت مئير”
- Czech: “Beit Me’ir”
- Czech: “Beit Meir”
- Czech: “Bejt Me’ir”
- Czech: “Bejt Meir”
- Czech: “Bet Me’ir”
- Czech: “Bet Meir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيت مئير”
- French: “Beit Meir”
- Greek: “Μπέιτ Μέιρ”
- Hebrew: “בית מאיר”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beit Meir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beit Meir”
- Norwegian: “Beit Meir”
- Persian: “بیت مئیر (اسرائیل)”
- Persian: “بیت مئیر”
- Polish: “Beit Meir”
- Polish: “Bet Me’ir”
- Russian: “Бейт-Меир”
- Turkish: “Beyt Meir”
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