Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem District

Har Shimshon

Har Shimshon is a peak in , and has an elevation of 529 metres. Har Shimshon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 529 metres
  • Description: mountain in Israel
  • Also known as: “Mt. Shimshon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avshalom Cave and Me‘arat Bené Berit.

Cave
Photo: Relly.hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m2 cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in , known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a cave.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ksalon and Eshtaol.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 524.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central , and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a religious moshav in central . Located around nine miles from , just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 650.

Har Shimshon

Latitude
31.76702° or 31° 46′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.03667° or 35° 2′ 12″ east
Elevation
529 metres (1,736 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ28P+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 961539172
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
8183448
Wiki­data ID
Q12019207
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Shimshon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Har Shimshon”
  • Czech: “Har Shimshon”
  • Czech: “Har Šimšon”
  • Dutch: “Har Shimshon”
  • Dutch: “Har Šimšon”
  • Hebrew: “הר שמשון”
  • Ladin: “Har Šimšon”
  • Swedish: “Har Shimshon”

Localities in the Area

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