Gonen
Gonen is a locality in Jerusalem District, Israel. Gonen is situated nearby to the suburb Mekor Haim, as well as near Old Katamon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Israel Museum and Bible Lands Museum.
Israel Museum
Museum
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The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum.
Bible Lands Museum
Museum
Photo: Adiel lo, Public domain.
The Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mekor Haim and Old Katamon.
Mekor Haim
Suburb
Mekor Chaim is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem. It was named for Haim Cohen, a wealthy Jewish businessman who donated large sums of money toward the purchase of land in Jerusalem before World War I.
Old Katamon
Suburb
Katamon or Qatamon, officially known as Gonen, is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem. It is built next to an old Greek Orthodox monastery, believed to have been constructed on the home and the tomb of Simeon from the Gospel of Luke.
Greek Colony
Suburb
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.
Gonen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.75976° or 31° 45′ 35″ northLongitude
35.20707° or 35° 12′ 26″ eastElevation
766 metres (2,513 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ654+WRGeoNames ID
8183207
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In Other Languages
“Gonen” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “גונן”
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