Har Giora Nature Reserve

Har Giora Nature Reserve is a protected area in , . Har Giora Nature Reserve is situated near the village , as well as near .
  • 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: Columbarium and Dayr al-Shaykh.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A , also called a cinerarium…

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was…

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. is situated 3½ km southwest of Har Giora Nature Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Giora and Nes Harim.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav settlement in central . is situated 2½ km west of Har Giora Nature Reserve.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in central . is situated 3 km north of Har Giora Nature Reserve.

Har Giora Nature Reserve

Latitude
31.74824° or 31° 44′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.08437° or 35° 5′ 4″ east
Elevation
708 metres (2,323 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP3XM+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 548494015
Geo­Names ID
8183416
Wiki­data 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

Places to explore: Bar Giyyora and Nes Harim.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Har Giora and Sheikh Marzuq.

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