Emek Refaim
Emek Refaim is the German Colony, a neighborhood in Jerusalem, as well as its main street. It takes its name from the biblical Valley of Rephaim which began its descent from Jerusalem here.- Bus stop
- …lies at an elevation of 742 metres (2,434 feet)
- Description: neighbourhood in Jerusalem
- Also known as“Emek Refa’im/Hatsfira”“Emeq Rephaim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Israel Museum and Gehenna.
Israel Museum
Museum
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. Israel Museum is situated 2 km northwest of Emek Refaim.
Gehenna
Meadow
Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has… Gehenna is situated 1 km northeast of Emek Refaim.
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Public building
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based… Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is situated 1 km northwest of Emek Refaim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include German Colony and Greek Colony.
Greek Colony
Suburb
The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.
Emek Refaim
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Latitude
31.76342° or 31° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.21939° or 35° 13′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ679+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Emek Refaim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عيمِك رفَئيم/هَتسفيرا”
- Dutch: “Emek Refaim”
- French: “Emek Rephaïm”
- German: “Emek Refaim”
- German: “Emeq Rephaim”
- Hebrew: “עמק רפאים/הצפירה”
- Hebrew: “עמק רפאים”
- Hebrew: “רחוב עמק רפאים”
- Norwegian: “Emek Refaim”
- Turkish: “Emek Refaim”
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