Har Giora Nature Reserve
Har Giora Nature Reserve is a protected area in Jerusalem District, Israel. Har Giora Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Bar Giora, as well as near Bar Giyyora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Protected area
- Description: nature reserve in Israel
- Also known as: “Har Giyora Reserve”, “Shemurat Har Giyora”, “Shemurat Har Giyyora”, and “Shmurat Har Giyyora”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Columbarium and Dayr al-Shaykh.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead.
Dayr al-Shaykh
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was located 16 kilometers west of Jerusalem.
Bayt ‘Itab
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab. Bayt ‘Itab is situated 3½ km southwest of Har Giora Nature Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar Giora and Nes Harim.
Bar Giora
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 728.
Nes Harim
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nes Harim is a moshav settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Nes Harim is situated 2½ km west of Har Giora Nature Reserve.
Ramat Raziel
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramat Raziel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the centre of the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 675. Ramat Raziel is situated 3 km north of Har Giora Nature Reserve.
Har Giora Nature Reserve
- Category: nature reserve
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74824° or 31° 44′ 54″ northLongitude
35.08437° or 35° 5′ 4″ eastElevation
708 metres (2,323 feet)Open location code
8G3QP3XM+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 548494015GeoNames ID
8183416Wikidata ID
Q26765651
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Giora Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shemurat Har Giyyora”
- French: “Réserve naturelle du mont Giora”
- Hebrew: “שמורת הר גיורא”
- Hebrew: “שמורת הר גיורה”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע הר גיורא”
- Swedish: “Shemurat Har Giyyora”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bar Giyyora and Nes Harim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Har Giora and Sheikh Marzuq.
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