Aderet
Aderet is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills in the Adullam region, south of Beit Shemesh, west of Gush Etzion and overlooking the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 883 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Adderet” and “Aderet, Israel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Adullam and Valley of Elah.
Tel Adullam
Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the Shephelah "lowland" cities of the land of Judah.
Valley of Elah
Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel. It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.
Horvat Itri
Archaeological site
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horvat 'Ethri, or Umm Suweid, is an archaeological site situated in the Judean Lowlands in modern-day Israel. Excavations at the site have uncovered the remains of a partially restored Jewish village from the Second Temple period. Horvat Itri is situated 2½ km southwest of Aderet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Michael and Geva’ot Eden.
Neve Michael
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neve Michael also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Adullam region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the Elah Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Geva’ot Eden
Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central Israel, officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Aviezer
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aviezer is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located seven kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 933. Aviezer is situated 3 km northeast of Aderet.
Aderet
- Categories: moshav, human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.66034° or 31° 39′ 37″ northLongitude
34.99487° or 34° 59′ 42″ eastPopulation
883Elevation
426 metres (1,398 feet)Open location code
8G3PMX6V+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 82628251OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Turkish—“Aderet” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “আদেরেত, ইসরায়েল”
- Czech: “Aderet”
- Georgian: “ადერეთ”
- Hebrew: “אדרת”
- Irish: “Aderet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aderet i Israel”
- Persian: “ادرت، اسرائیل”
- Polish: “Adderet”
- Turkish: “Aderet”
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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 “Aderet”. Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.