Gizo

Gizo is a community settlement in central , northwest of , under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 214.
Wikipedia
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 207 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Gizo, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Timnah and Regina Palaestinae.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gizo.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 3 km south of Gizo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tzelafon and Harel.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,115.

Village
Photo: איתן טל, CC BY 3.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located near with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 315.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel, located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, and in 2024, it had a population of 817.

Gizo

Latitude
31.80412° or 31° 48′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.93809° or 34° 56′ 17″ east
Population
207
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Open location code
8G3PRW3Q+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1730307308
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8183073
Wiki­data ID
Q2778097
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Gizo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جيزو”
  • Cebuano: “Gizo”
  • Czech: “Gizo”
  • Dutch: “Gizo”
  • French: “Gizo”
  • Hebrew: “גיזו”
  • Irish: “Gizo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gizo i Israel”
  • Persian: “گیزو”
  • Polish: “Gizo”
  • Swedish: “Gizo”
  • Turkish: “Gizo”

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